Title :
A compact printed bowtie antenna for ultra-wideband applications
Author :
Raut, Shailesh ; Petosa, Aldo
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Centre Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
fDate :
Sept. 29 2009-Oct. 1 2009
Abstract :
A design concept for a compact ultra-wideband printed bowtie antenna is presented in this paper. The antenna is designed for wideband applications over a 500 MHz-2.5 GHz frequency band. The design features a unique Y-shaped bowtie configuration to achieve ultra-wideband performance. Ultra-wideband capabilities of the Y-shaped bowtie antenna are confirmed by direct comparison with a traditional wideband bowtie antenna. A concept to further improve upon the impedance match and overall gain of the printed bowtie antenna is also presented. A prototype of the antenna was built and tested successfully. Ongoing study is focused towards designing an improved feed mechanism for the bowtie antenna.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; bow-tie antennas; microstrip antennas; ultra wideband antennas; Y-shaped bowtie antenna; compact printed bowtie antenna; frequency 500 MHz to 2.5 GHz; impedance match; ultrawideband antenna; wideband applications; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Frequency; Microwave antennas; Process design; Prototypes; Resonance; Testing; Ultra wideband antennas; Ultra wideband technology;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2009. EuMC 2009. European
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4748-0
