A K-band inverted microstripline-fed linear tapered slot antenna and its 16-element E-plane array

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• Book ID: 102518226
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 262 KB
• Volume: 45
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0895-2477
• DOI: 10.1002/mop.20784

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

An inverted microstripline‐fed linear tapered slot antenna element and a design of its 16‐element E‐plane array are presented in this paper. The element is designed using the finite‐difference time‐domain (FDTD) method. The calculated results show that it has a wide‐impedance bandwidth in the K‐band. To investigate the E‐plane array, the return loss at each element input port, the couplings among elements, and the array's radiation patterns are obtained using the FDTD method. Using a unique three‐piece assembled structure, the array is fabricated and tested experimentally. The measured results show that it has a wide bandwidth and antenna efficiency. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 45: 241–246, 2005; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.20784