Title :
Microstrip-fed low profile and wideband wide-slot antenna for breast imaging
Author :
Tiang, S.S. ; Ain, M.F. ; Abdullah, M.Z.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal, Malaysia
Abstract :
A novel low profile and wideband wide-slot antenna fed with a microstrip-line is proposed. A p-shaped wide-slot is printed on a substrate with a compact size of 16 mm × 16 mm and fed by a simple 50 Ω microstrip transmission line. The antenna is designed for microwave breast imaging that cover the ultra-wideband (UWB) frequency band. The design exhibits more than 70% reflection coefficient at 10 dB with stable radiation pattern at the desired bandwidth. The size reduction offers better array ability and well-suited for breast imaging.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; broadband antennas; medical image processing; microstrip lines; microwave imaging; slot antennas; transmission lines; microstrip transmission line; microstrip-fed low profile antenna; microwave breast imaging; printed p-shaped wide-slot; resistance 50 ohm; stable radiation pattern; ultra-wideband frequency band; wideband wide-slot antenna fed; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Breast cancer; Imaging; Microstrip antennas; Wide-slot antenna; microwave breast imaging; ultra-wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference Proceedings (APMC), 2012 Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Kaohsiung
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1330-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1331-6
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2012.6421780
