Title :
A novel tapered slot CPW-fed antenna for ultra-wideband applications and its on/off-body performance
Author :
Rahman, Atiqur ; Hao, Yang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Queen Mary London Univ.
Abstract :
This paper proposes a novel miniaturized CPW-fed antenna for ultra-wideband applications. This antenna employs two oblique tapered slots as opposed to conventional CPW-fed antenna. The antenna shows good group delay and return loss characteristics as it prevents strong resonance and large group delay variation throughout the band. Radiation pattern looks quasi-omnidirectional with the maximum gain limited to around 4 dBi. On/off body impulse response also looks satisfactory.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; coplanar waveguides; ultra wideband antennas; group delay; on/off-body performance; quasi-omnidirectional; radiation pattern; return loss characteristics; tapered slot CPW-fed antenna; ultra-wideband applications; Delay; Impedance; Pulse modulation; Pulse shaping methods; Resonance; Shape; Slot antennas; Ultra wideband antennas; Ultra wideband technology; Wireless sensor networks; UWB antenna; group delay; impulse response;
Conference_Titel :
Antenna Technology: Small and Smart Antennas Metamaterials and Applications, 2007. IWAT '07. International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Cambridge
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1088-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-1088-6
DOI :
10.1109/IWAT.2007.370184
