Title :
A Figure 8 printed slot antenna
Author :
Waterhouse, R.B. ; Novak, D.
Author_Institution :
Pharad, LLC, Hanover, MD, USA
Abstract :
A wideband printed slot antenna is presented. The form factor of the radiator is derived by combining aspects of a circular slot antenna with that of a bow-tie slot antenna. By doing so, a wideband impedance and radiation response has been achieved for the new, `Figure 8´ printed slot antenna. The antenna displays a less than 3:1 VSWR (Voltage Standing Wave Ratio) bandwidth in excess of several octaves and the radiation pattern also holds its form over multiple octaves.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; bow-tie antennas; broadband antennas; microstrip antennas; slot antennas; VSWR; antenna radiation pattern; bow-tie slot antenna; circular slot antenna; figure 8 printed slot antenna; multiple octaves; radiation response; radiator form factor; voltage standing wave ratio bandwidth; wideband impedance; wideband printed slot antenna; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Broadband antennas; Conductors; Impedance; Slot antennas; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Memphis, TN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3538-3
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2014.6904425
