Title :
A compact BAVA design with corrugated edge
Author :
Yongchao Cao ; Juan Lei ; Yunpan Wei ; Li Zhu
Author_Institution :
Nat. Key Lab. of Antenna & Microwave Technol., Xidian Univ., Xi´an, China
Abstract :
In this article a miniaturized balanced antipodal Vivaldi antenna with a corrugation edge (BAVA-CE) which improves the cross polarization and the gain of the antenna is presented. Besides the ultra-wideband, high gain and low cross polarization are the main features of the antenna. The performance of BAVA is compared with the antipodal Vivaldi antenna (AVA) under the condition of the same compact size. The return loss of BAVA-CE is less than -10 dB in the bandwidth of 2.1-10 GHz.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; broadband antennas; slot antennas; BAVA-CE; antenna gain; bandwidth 2.1 GHz to 10 GHz; compact BAVA design; cross polarization; miniaturized balanced antipodal Vivaldi antenna with a corrugation; Antenna radiation patterns; Directive antennas; Slot antennas; Ultra wideband antennas; Vivaldi antennas; antipodal Vivaldi antenna; balanced antipodal Vivaldi antenna; co-polarization and cross polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (APCAP), 2014 3rd Asia-Pacific Conference on
Conference_Location :
Harbin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-4355-5
DOI :
10.1109/APCAP.2014.6992468
