DocumentCode
2680035
Title
Compact ultra wideband antipodal tapered slot antenna
Author
Smith, Edward C. ; Antar, Y.M.M. ; Morin, G.A.
Author_Institution
R. Mil. Coll. of Canada, Kingston, Ont., Canada
fYear
2005
fDate
3-8 July 2005
Firstpage
491
Abstract
A compact, planar, ultra wideband antipodal tapered slot antenna is presented. This antenna has an operating bandwidth in excess of a decade, from 2 GHz to beyond 20 GHz, and exhibits near constant gain and beamwidth over the entire operating band. The antenna and balun are 71.3 mm long and 53.5 mm wide.
Keywords
antenna radiation patterns; baluns; planar antenna arrays; slot antenna arrays; ultra wideband antennas; antipodal tapered slot antenna; balun; compact ultra wideband antenna; planar tapered slot antenna; Antenna feeds; Bandwidth; Couplings; Impedance matching; Microstrip antennas; Slot antennas; Slotline; Ultra wideband antennas; Ultra wideband technology; Vivaldi antennas;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8883-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2005.1551852
Filename
1551852
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