Title :
A 4-Element Ultra-wideband Tapered-Slot-Fed Antenna Array
Author :
Li, Pengcheng ; Liang, Jianxin ; Chen, Xiaodong ; Parini, Clive
Author_Institution :
Beijing Res. Inst. of Telemetry Technol.
Abstract :
A 4-element tapered-slot-fed antenna array is proposed for directional UWB applications. The performance of the antenna array and important parameters are investigated both numerically and experimentally. Results show that the array gain and radiation patterns are heavily dependent on the separation between the two adjacent elements. A gain of 13 dBi is obtained when the element separation is properly selected. It was shown experimentally that the proposed antenna array is very suitable for directional UWB systems
Keywords :
antenna arrays; antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; ultra wideband antennas; ultra wideband communication; 4-element ultra-wideband tapered-slot-fed antenna array; array gain; directional UWB applications; element separation; radiation patterns; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Dipole antennas; Directive antennas; Frequency; Loss measurement; Microstrip antenna arrays; Ultra wideband antennas; Ultra wideband technology;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 2006, IEEE
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0123-2
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2006.1711629
