Title :
Printed Slot Planar Inverted Cone Antenna for Ultrawideband Applications
Author :
Cheng, Shi ; Hallbjörner, Paul ; Rydberg, Anders
Author_Institution :
Uppsala Univ., Uppsala
fDate :
6/30/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel ultrawideband (UWB) printed wide-slot antenna is presented. The design is based on the planar inverted cone antenna (PICA), introduced by Suh. The presented design comprises PICA-like structures, etched from a double-layer substrate. Compared to the original PICA, it is lower in profile, more compact and maintains comparable performance. A prototype integrated in a printed circuit board and fed by a microstrip line is fabricated and measured. The results show that the proposed antenna provides at least 13:1 impedance bandwidth at 10-dB return loss.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; microstrip antennas; microstrip lines; planar antennas; slot antennas; ultra wideband antennas; double-layer substrate; microstrip line; printed circuit board; printed slot planar inverted cone antenna; ultrawideband application; Antenna measurements; Etching; Impedance; Integrated circuit measurements; Microstrip; Printed circuits; Prototypes; Slot antennas; Ultra wideband antennas; Ultra wideband technology; Microstrip line; microstrip line; planar inverted cone antenna (PICA); printed circuit board (PCB); slot antenna; ultrawideband (UWB) antenna;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2007.914115
