DocumentCode
1110672
Title
A Small Antipodal Vivaldi Antenna for Ultrawide-Band Applications
Author
Hood, Aaron Zachary ; Karacolak, Tutku ; Topsakal, Erdem
Author_Institution
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Mississippi State Univ., Starkville, MS
Volume
7
fYear
2008
fDate
6/30/1905 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
656
Lastpage
660
Abstract
A compact antipodal Vivaldi antenna for ultrawide-band (UWB) applications is proposed. The antenna operates across the entire UWB spectrum from 3.1 to 10.6 GHz, and also has low cross-polarization levels and reasonable gain values over the same frequency band. Two different substrates, Rogers RO3006 and FR4, are considered, and results regarding return loss, far field pattern, phase response, group delay, and gain are presented.
Keywords
antenna radiation patterns; polarisation; slot antennas; ultra wideband antennas; antipodal vivaldi antenna; bandwidth 3.1 GHz to 10.6 GHz; cross-polarization levels; far field pattern; phase response; tapered slot antenna; ultrawide-band applications; Antipodal vivaldi antenna; antipodal Vivaldi antenna; tapered slot antenna; ultra wide band; ultrawide band (UWB);
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1536-1225
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LAWP.2008.921352
Filename
4476050
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