Title :
Design of Compact UWB Planar Monopole Antennas for Cross-Hole Radar Application
Author :
Sagnard, Florence-Marie
Author_Institution :
Regional Lab. of Civil Eng. (LRPC) of Rouen, Grand Quevilly, France
Abstract :
Printed rectangular antennas with a relatively small width (less than 60 cm) have been specifically designed to serve in a cross-hole radar for soil characterization in the frequency band [0.5; 1.5] GHz. Antenna geometries, including coplanar waveguide or microstrip line feed lines, have been optimized to show a low S11 when inserted in an air-filled borehole surrounded by a high dielectric soil supposed to be wet in a practical situation.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; geophysical equipment; microstrip antennas; microstrip lines; planar antennas; radar antennas; soil; air filled borehole; compact UWB planar monopole antenna; coplanar waveguide; cross-hole radar application; dielectric soil; frequency 0.5 GHz; frequency 1.5 GHz; microstrip line feed line; printed rectangular antenna; soil characterization; Borehole radar; dielectric measurements; microstrip antennas; monopole antennas; soil; ultrawideband (UWB) radar;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LGRS.2009.2026066
