Compact, Teflon embedded, dual-polarized ultra wideband (UWB) antenna

Author

Reichardt, Lars ; Kowalewski, Jerzy ; Zwirello, Lukasz ; Zwick, Thomas

Author_Institution

Inst. fur Hochfrequenztech. und Elektron., Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol. (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany

fYear

2012

fDate

8-14 July 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

In this paper a compact dual-polarized Ultra Wideband antenna applicable to an indoor radar is presented. Apart from a broad bandwidth, which is between 3.5 to 13.5 GHz, the main features are high polarization purity and small dimensions. The compact size is determined by the embedding in a dielectric (Teflon). The antenna itself is tapered slot lines based, typically known as Vivaldi antennas. Additionally to the description of the design also measurement results of a prototype are presented.

Keywords

dielectric materials; electromagnetic wave polarisation; radar antennas; slot antennas; ultra wideband antennas; UWB antenna; Vivaldi antenna; compact teflon embedded dual-polarized ultrawideband antenna; dielectric embedding; frequency 3.5 GHz to 13.5 GHz; indoor radar; tapered slot line antenna; Antenna measurements; Dielectrics; Gain; Gain measurement; Radar antennas; Ultra wideband antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

ISSN

1522-3965

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0461-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2012.6348653

Filename

6348653