Title :
Design of a multi-octave balun for phased array antennas
Author :
Pinto, J. ; Guy, R.F. ; Lewis, G.M. ; Lewis, R.A.
Author_Institution :
Sensor Syst. Dept., BAE Syst. Adv. Technol. Centre, Chelmsford, UK
Abstract :
In the drive for the development of wideband array antennas for military applications, a well designed balun is essential to achieve overall antenna performance. However, for balanced antenna arrays to be driven effectively, antiphase element feeds are required at the correct impedance over multiple octaves. This paper summarises balun design options in microstrip and stripline for use with highly coupled dipoles giving a 4:1 bandwidth from 2.7-10.8GHz.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna phased arrays; baluns; broadband antennas; dipole antenna arrays; microstrip lines; military communication; antiphase element feeds; balanced antenna arrays; bandwidth 2.7 GHz to 10.8 GHz; highly coupled dipoles; microstrip line; military applications; multioctave balun; phased array antennas; stripline; wideband array antennas; Arrays; Bandwidth; Coplanar waveguides; Impedance; Impedance matching; MMICs; Propagation losses;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2010 Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7304-5
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2010.5666161
