Title :
Size reduction of a double-ridged horn antenna for a bistatic radar-based breast imaging system
Author :
Latif, Saeed ; Flores-Tapia, Daniel ; Shafai, Lotfollah ; Pistorius, Stephen
Author_Institution :
CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Abstract :
A physically small - sized double-ridged horn antenna is presented for use as an array element in the Subsurface Radar (SR) system. The miniaturization is achieved by loading the antenna with a very high-permittivity material and also by reducing the flare length in the horn section. The effects of size reduction on the reflection and transmission response of the antenna are studied.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; biological organs; biomedical imaging; horn antennas; permittivity; radar antennas; radar imaging; SR system; antenna reflection response; antenna transmission response; array element; bistatic radar-based breast imaging system; flare length; high-permittivity material; physically small sized double-ridged horn antenna; size reduction; subsurface radar system; Horn antennas; Imaging; Loaded antennas; Loading; Materials; Radar antennas; Radar imaging; Double-ridge horn antenna; antenna for radar system; antenna miniaturization; biomedical imaging; sub-surface radar technology;
Conference_Titel :
Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics (ANTEM), 2012 15th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Toulouse
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0290-6
DOI :
10.1109/ANTEM.2012.6262329
