DocumentCode
3370175
Title
Wide-band antenna element with integrated balun
Author
Smolders, A.B. ; Arts, M.J.
Author_Institution
Netherlands Found. for Res. in Astron., Dwingeloo, Netherlands
Volume
3
fYear
1998
fDate
21-26 June 1998
Firstpage
1394
Abstract
A wide-band antenna element with an integrated balun has been successfully developed. This element will be used in the OSMA demonstrator array. The measured and predicted bandwidth of an isolated balun is 4:1 for a return loss lower than -18 dB (VSWR 1.3:1). For an antenna element with integrated balun a VSWR of 2:1 is achieved over an octave bandwidth. A VSWR< 2.7:1 was measured over a frequency band of 4:1.
Keywords
antenna feeds; antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; baluns; microstrip antenna arrays; receiving antennas; OSMA demonstrator array; VSWR; antenna element; bandwidth; integrated balun; return loss; wide-band antenna element; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Frequency; Impedance matching; Joining processes; Microstrip antennas; Moment methods; Reflection; Slot antennas; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1998. IEEE
Conference_Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4478-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.1998.690765
Filename
690765
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