Title :
A three octave bandwidth printed circuit log-periodic dipole array
Author :
Van Wyk, M.J. ; Cloete, J.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Stellenbosch Univ., South Africa
Abstract :
The design of an LPDA printed on ordinary PCB is discussed. Simulated and measured results are compared. Model based parameter estimation is also investigated as a method to reduce the number of simulation points needed
Keywords :
antenna testing; antenna theory; dipole antenna arrays; log periodic antennas; microstrip antenna arrays; parameter estimation; LPDA; measured results; model based parameter estimation; printed circuit log-periodic dipole array; simulated results; Bandwidth; Copper; Dielectric loss measurement; Dielectric losses; Dielectric substrates; Dipole antennas; Frequency; Log periodic antennas; Permittivity; Printed circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Signal Processing, 1998. COMSIG '98. Proceedings of the 1998 South African Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Rondebosch
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5054-5
DOI :
10.1109/COMSIG.1998.736970
