Title :
Planar-Monopole-Fed, Surface-Mounted Quasi-TEM Horn Antenna for UWB Systems
Author :
Ranga, Y. ; Verma, A.K. ; Esselle, Karu P.
Author_Institution :
Center for Microwave & Wireless Applic., Macquarie Univ., Sydney, NSW, Australia
fDate :
7/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A compact, quasi-TEM horn antenna is presented. This planar-monopole-fed, surface-mounted, UWB antenna has nearly constant gain of 4.8 ± 0.65 dBi from 2.75-12 GHz. It is λ/4 (45 mm) long at the lowest operating frequency. It also has nearly linear phase response in this ultrawideband. The radiation pattern in the azimuth plane is broad and the pattern in the elevation plane is relatively narrow.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; horn antennas; monopole antennas; planar antennas; surface mount technology; ultra wideband antennas; UWB antenna; UWB systems; azimuth plane; frequency 2.75 GHz to 12 GHz; gain 4.8 dB; linear phase response; planar-monopole-fed surface-mounted quasi-TEM horn antenna; Antenna feeds; Antenna radiation patterns; Azimuth; Bandwidth; Dielectric substrates; Frequency; Ground penetrating radar; Horn antennas; Radar antennas; Ultra wideband antennas; Ultra wideband technology; Planar monopole; TEM horn; printed monopole; pulse; quasi-TEM; short horn; surface mounted horn; ultrawideband (UWB);
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.2010.2048843
