Title :
Design of a Directive Ultra-Wideband Antenna
Author :
Merli, Francesco ; Zurcher, Jean-Francois ; Freni, A. ; Skrivervik, Anja K.
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´Electromagn. et d´Acoust., Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne, Lausanne
Abstract :
This work presents a novel directive Ultra-Wideband (UWB) antenna. The antenna shows an average gain of 7 dB over the band of interest (i.e., 4-10 GHz) with a return loss better than -10 dB. A broadband balun is also included in the realization. The antenna transfer function has been measured and the effect on pulse transmission has been evaluated showing good performances. The theoretical analysis leading to the novel realization is also reported.
Keywords :
baluns; broadband antennas; directive antennas; transfer functions; ultra wideband antennas; broadband balun; directive ultra-wideband antenna design; frequency 4 GHz to 10 GHz; pulse transmission effect; transfer function; Ultra-Wideband; directive antenna; log-periodic dipole array (LPDA);
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 2007. EuCAP 2007. The Second European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
978-0-86341-842-6
