A Loaded Wideband Linearly Tapered Slot Antenna With Broad Beamwidth

Author

Zhang, Fan ; Zhang, Fu-Shun ; Zhao, Gang ; Lin, Chen ; Jiao, Yong-Chang

Author_Institution

Nat. Lab. of Antennas & Microwave Technol., Xidian Univ., Xi´´an, China

Volume

10

fYear

2011

fDate

7/3/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

79

Lastpage

82

Abstract

A novel wideband linearly tapered slot antenna (LTSA) with broad beamwidth is presented. In the proposed design, the basic microstrip-fed LTSA is loaded with a joint action structure (JAS) comprising tapered slots and patches. Compared to the basic unloaded version, the loaded LTSA (LLTSA) exhibits improved impedance characteristic in the lower band. Additionally, broad beams in principal planes, moderately high front-to-back (F/B) ratio, and improved gain are also obtained. Simulation and measurement results reveal that the proposed LLTSA can provide an impedance bandwidth of 66%, while a pattern bandwidth of 35% and more than 117° 3-dB beamwidths of E-plane and H-plane patterns in that band are also achieved.

Keywords

antenna feeds; linear antennas; microstrip antennas; slot antennas; E-plane pattern; H-plane pattern; broad beamwidth; front-to-back ratio; impedance bandwidth; impedance characteristic; joint action structure; loaded LTSA; loaded wideband linearly tapered slot antenna; microstrip-fed LTSA; pattern bandwidth; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Gain; Impedance; Slot antennas; Broad beamwidth; loaded linearly tapered slot antenna (LLTSA); tapered slot antenna (TSA); wideband;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1225

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LAWP.2011.2106477

Filename

5688280