Title : 
A concentric-arrayed radial line slot array antenna for THz applications optimized using PSO algorithm
         
        
            Author : 
Bhardwaj, Shashank ; Nahar, Niru K. ; Volakis, J.L.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Electroscience Lab., Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A concentric-arrayed radial line slot array (CA-RLSA) antenna is presented for THz (350 GHz) operation. This CA-RLSA antenna is optimized using particle swarm optimization (PSO) method. The PSO optimized THz antenna is demonstrated for five rows CA-RLSA. The final CA-RLSA antenna is delivering 24 dB gain, -44 dB cross-pol and has an axial ratio <; 1.5 dB.
         
        
            Keywords : 
particle swarm optimisation; slot antenna arrays; CA-RLSA antenna; PSO algorithm; THz applications; concentric-arrayed radial line slot array antenna; frequency 350 GHz; gain 24 dB; particle swarm optimization method; Antenna arrays; Arrays; Gain; Optimization; Slot antennas;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Orlando, FL
         
        
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4673-5315-1
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/APS.2013.6711224