Title :
Wideband printed bowtie antenna element development for post reception synthetic focusing surface penetrating radar
Author :
Nilavalan, R. ; Hilton, G.S. ; Benjamin, R.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Commun. Res., Bristol, UK
fDate :
9/30/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A printed bowtie antenna for a post-reception synthetic focusing surface penetrating radar (PRSF-SPR) has been developed with the aid of finite difference time domain analysis. Antenna free space characteristics were compared against practical measurements and the performance of the antenna was analysed when soil is present
Keywords :
UHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; finite difference time-domain analysis; focusing; microstrip antenna arrays; radar antennas; 0.8 to 1.8 GHz; FDTD analysis; antenna free space characteristics; finite difference time domain analysis; post reception synthetic focusing; printed bowtie antenna element; soil; surface penetrating radar; wideband antenna element;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19991173
