A Miniaturized Antipodal Vivaldi Antenna With Improved Radiation Characteristics

被引:174
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作者
Fei, Peng [1 ]
Jiao, Yong-Chang [1 ]
Hu, Wei [1 ]
Zhang, Fu-Shun [1 ]
机构
[1] Xidian Univ, Natl Key Lab Sci & Technol Antennas & Microwaves, Xian 710071, Peoples R China
关键词
Antipodal Vivaldi antenna (AVA); tapered slot edge (TSE); wideband antenna; TAPERED SLOT ANTENNA; BAND APPLICATIONS; DESIGN; DETSA;
D O I
10.1109/LAWP.2011.2112329
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In this letter, a modified antipodal Vivaldi antenna is presented. A novel tapered slot edge (TSE) structure is employed in this design. The proposed TSE has the capacity to extend the low-end bandwidth limitation and improve the radiation characteristics in the lower frequencies. A prototype of the modified antenna is fabricated and experimentally studied as well. The measured results show reasonable agreement with the simulated ones that validate the design procedure and confirm the benefits of the modification.
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页码:127 / 130
页数:4
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