DocumentCode
8529
Title
UWB Performance of Coplanar Tapered Slot Antennas
Author
Ebnabbasi, Khabat ; Sczyslo, Sebastian ; Mohebbi, Maryam
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA, USA
Volume
12
fYear
2013
fDate
2013
Firstpage
749
Lastpage
752
Abstract
The ultrawideband (UWB) performance and impulse response parameters of tapered slot antennas with different flare´s opening rates and taper types fit to a stepped quarter-wave Chebyshev transformer are presented. This transformer is used to maximize the impedance bandwidth and power transfer gain. Different smoothing tapers are used to optimize impulse response parameters. The antennas were designed for 1-3 GHz frequency range, and the substrate is Duroid with a dielectric constant 6.15.
Keywords
UHF antennas; permittivity; slot antennas; transient response; ultra wideband antennas; Duroid substrate; UHF antennas; coplanar tapered slot antennas; dielectric constant; frequency 1 GHz to 3 GHz; impulse response parameters; power transfer gain; stepped quarter-wave Chebyshev transformer; ultra wideband performance; Impulse response; Vivaldi antenna; printed antenna; tapered slot antenna (TSA); ultrawideband (UWB);
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1536-1225
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LAWP.2013.2270935
Filename
6547160
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