Title :
Square monopole antenna for microwave imaging, design and characterisation
Author :
Ahadi, Mojtaba ; Binti Mohd Isa, Maryam ; Bin Saripan, M. Iqbal ; Hasan, Wan Zuha Wan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. & Commun. Syst. Eng., Univ. Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
Abstract :
A novel ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna is presented which has UWB characteristics in a medium same as breast. To optimise the antenna for its best operation, effect of variation in different parts of the antenna is analysed and presented. The antenna´s characteristics are presented in simulation and experimental measurements. The results of the authors´ study show that the antenna has excellent performance across 4 to more than 9 GHz.
Keywords :
medical image processing; microwave antennas; microwave imaging; monopole antennas; ultra wideband antennas; UWB antenna; UWB characteristics; antenna characterisation; antenna design; antenna optimization; microwave imaging; square-monopole antenna; ultrawideband antenna;
Journal_Title :
Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, IET
DOI :
10.1049/iet-map.2014.0097
