An Antenna Array for Ultra-Short Pulse and Ultra-Wideband Communication Systems

Author

Nan Ni ; Grebel, H.

Author_Institution

New Jersey Inst. of Technol., Newark

fYear

2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

We propose a new antenna array concept called Independently Center-fed Dipole Array (ICDA) for Ultra- Wideband (UWB) and Ultra-Short Pulse (USP) communication systems. Such antenna array is capable of minimizing non-linear phase characteristics, while maintaining flat amplitude. The characteristics of a 13- element ICDA array were numerically analyzed. By using Finite-Difference Time Domain (FDTD), we show that the workable frequency range of ICDA is the sum of all its elements´ bandwidth. The transmission coefficient is linear, for both amplitude and phase, from 3.1 GHz to 10.6 GHz.

Keywords

dipole antenna arrays; finite difference time-domain analysis; microwave antenna arrays; ultra wideband antennas; ultra wideband communication; FDTD; antenna array; finite-difference time domain; frequency 3.1 GHz to 10.6 GHz; independently center-fed dipole array; ultra-short pulse communication systems; ultra-wideband communication systems; Antenna arrays; Bandwidth; Finite difference methods; Frequency; Log periodic antennas; Phased arrays; Power dividers; Time domain analysis; Ultra wideband antennas; Ultra wideband technology; Antenna Array; Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD); Ultra-Wideband (UWB);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Sarnoff Symposium, 2006 IEEE

Conference_Location

Princeton, NJ

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0002-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SARNOF.2006.4534745

Filename

4534745