Title :
Antipodal Vivaldi antenna array with reduced mutual coupling for UWB radar applications
Author :
Herzi, Rabiaa ; Zairi, Hsan ; Gharsallah, Ali
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Lab. of Electron., El Manar, Tunisia
Abstract :
In this paper an array based on an Antipodal Vivaldi Antenna (AVA) is presented. Two different types of arrays have been studied in order to obtain a small configuration with reduced mutual coupling. The first is 1×8 elements in the H-plane and the second is 8×1 elements with planar configuration. The antenna arrays are optimized to have a compact and small size, improved gain and reduced mutual coupling.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; ultra wideband radar; UWB radar; antipodal Vivaldi antenna array; planar configuration; reduced mutual coupling; Antenna radiation patterns; Arrays; Mutual coupling; Planar arrays; Radar antennas; Vivaldi antennas; Antenna array; Antipodal Vivaldi Antenna (AVA); Ultra-Wideband (UWB); mutual coupling; radar applications;
Conference_Titel :
Sciences and Techniques of Automatic Control and Computer Engineering (STA), 2014 15th International Conference on
DOI :
10.1109/STA.2014.7086789
