Development of the radiating part of an ultra-wideband tapered-slot antenna for GPR applications

Authors

  • Ye. S. Maksimovitch Institute of Applied Physics National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Belarus
  • V. A. Mikhnev Institute of Applied Physics National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Belarus
  • P. Vainikainen Aalto University School of Science and Technology, Finland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1109/ICATT.2009.4435149

Keywords:

ultra-wideband, tapered-slot antenna, antenna opening, ground penetrating radar

Abstract

This article presents some techniques of improving characteristics of planar ultra-wideband antennas based on the tapered slot line. Different antenna openings based on the elliptical taper with additional metal flares, smooth and corrugated bent blades had been studied. Several planar antennas with dimensions of 23 to 12 centimeters have been simulated using electromagnetic simulation software, and then designed, fabricated and tested. Results of computer simulations and measurements of the ultra-wideband antenna characteristics are presented.

References

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MAKSIMOVITCH, Y.; MIKHNEV, V. Antenna System Development for Radar Detection of Shallow Underground Targets. Proc. of 9th European Conf. on Nondestructive Testing, Berlin, 2006, paper P144, 8 p.

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Published

2009-10-10

Issue

2009: ICATT’2009 - Proc. of VII Int. Conf. on Antenna Theory and Techniques

Section

UWB, WB and multi-frequency antennas