• DocumentCode
    974940
  • Title

    Tapered slot antenna analysis with 3-D TLM method

  • Author

    Ndagijimana, F. ; Saguet, P. ; Bouthinon, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Lemo/Enserg, Grenoble, France
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    3/29/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    468
  • Lastpage
    470
  • Abstract
    The authors present the electromagnetic fields in a short exponentially tapered slot antenna, calculated with a 3-D TLM method. The calculation of fields for different aperture slot widths gives an optimal shape for which the radiation is a maximum. The radiated pattern is calculated and shows the influence of the aperture slot width on the directivity. The TLM method enables the determination of geometrical parameters of the antenna operating at any frequency, for microwave imaging applications for example.
  • Keywords
    antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; waveguide antennas; 1 to 2.4 GHz; 3D TLM method; UHF; aperture slot widths; directivity; electromagnetic fields; exponentially tapered; geometrical parameters; microwave imaging applications; radiated pattern; short slot; slot antenna;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19900304
  • Filename
    50235