scholarly journals A Transient UWB Antenna Array Used with Complex Impedance Surfaces

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Godard ◽  
L. Desrumaux ◽  
V. Bertrand ◽  
J. Andrieu ◽  
M. Lalande ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Array ◽  
Frequency Band ◽  
Beam Steering ◽  
Complex Impedance ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Uwb Antenna ◽  
Radiation Characteristics ◽  
Radar Applications

The conception of a novel Ultra-Wideband (UWB) antenna array, designed especially for transient radar applications through the frequency band (300 MHz–3 GHz), is proposed in this paper. For these applications, the elementary antenna must be compact and nondispersive, and the array must be able to steer in two dimensions. The geometry of the elementary antenna and its radiation characteristics are presented. The array beam steering is analyzed and a technique making the increase of the transient front-to-back ratio possible is described.

scholarly journals Realizing UWB Antenna Array with Dual and Wide Rejection Bands Using Metamaterial and Electromagnetic Bandgaps Techniques

Micromachines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 269
Author(s):  
Ayman A. Althuwayb ◽  
Mohammad Alibakhshikenari ◽  
Bal S. Virdee ◽  
Pancham Shukla ◽  
Ernesto Limiti
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Array ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Dual Band ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Electromagnetic Bandgap ◽  
Uwb Antenna ◽  
Average Gain ◽  
Left Handed ◽  
Notched Band

This research article describes a technique for realizing wideband dual notched functionality in an ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna array based on metamaterial and electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) techniques. For comparison purposes, a reference antenna array was initially designed comprising hexagonal patches that are interconnected to each other. The array was fabricated on standard FR-4 substrate with thickness of 0.8 mm. The reference antenna exhibited an average gain of 1.5 dBi across 5.25–10.1 GHz. To improve the array’s impedance bandwidth for application in UWB systems metamaterial (MTM) characteristics were applied it. This involved embedding hexagonal slots in patch and shorting the patch to the ground-plane with metallic via. This essentially transformed the antenna to a composite right/left-handed structure that behaved like series left-handed capacitance and shunt left-handed inductance. The proposed MTM antenna array now operated over a much wider frequency range (2–12 GHz) with average gain of 5 dBi. Notched band functionality was incorporated in the proposed array to eliminate unwanted interference signals from other wireless communications systems that coexist inside the UWB spectrum. This was achieved by introducing electromagnetic bandgap in the array by etching circular slots on the ground-plane that are aligned underneath each patch and interconnecting microstrip-line in the array. The proposed techniques had no effect on the dimensions of the antenna array (20 mm × 20 mm × 0.87 mm). The results presented confirm dual-band rejection at the wireless local area network (WLAN) band (5.15–5.825 GHz) and X-band satellite downlink communication band (7.10–7.76 GHz). Compared to other dual notched band designs previously published the footprint of the proposed technique is smaller and its rejection notches completely cover the bandwidth of interfering signals.

scholarly journals A Compact UWB Antenna with Independently Controllable Notch Bands

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 1411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amjad Iqbal ◽  
Amor Smida ◽  
Nazih Mallat ◽  
Mohammad Islam ◽  
Sunghwan Kim
Keyword(s):  
Group Delay ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Uwb Antenna ◽  
Wireless System ◽  
Radiation Characteristics ◽  
Notched Band ◽  
Radiating Element ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Shaped Section

A minimally-sized, triple-notched band ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna, useful for many applications, is designed, analyzed, and experimentally validated in this paper. A modified maple leaf-shaped main radiating element with partial ground is used in the proposed design. An E-shaped resonator, meandered slot, and U-shaped slot are implemented in the proposed design to block the co-existing bands. The E-shaped resonator stops frequencies ranging from 1.8–2.3 GHz (Advanced Wireless System (AWS1–AWS2) band), while the meandered slot blocks frequencies from 3.2–3.8 GHz (WiMAX band). The co-existing band ranging from 5.6–6.1 GHz (IEEE 802.11/HIPERLANband) is blocked by utilizing the U-shaped section in the feeding network. The notched bands can be independently controlled over a wide range of frequencies using specific parameters. The proposed antenna is suitable for many applications because of its flat gain, good radiation characteristics at both principal planes, uniform group delay, and non-varying transfer function ( S 21 ) for the entire UWB frequency range.

scholarly journals A CPW-fed Irregular Shaped Hexagonal Patch Antenna with Elliptical Substrate for UWB Applications

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 373-376
Keyword(s):  
Patch Antenna ◽  
Impedance Matching ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Total Efficiency ◽  
Uwb Antenna ◽  
Radiation Characteristics ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Uwb Applications ◽  
Novel Design ◽  
Peak Gain

A novel design of Ultra-Wideband (UWB) antenna with irregularly shaped hexagonal patch built on the elliptical-shaped FR-4 laminate with εr = 4.3 and tanδ = 0.025 is presented. The feed mechanism utilized in the structure proposed is modified co-planar waveguide (CPW), the feeding microstrip is tapered near the connecting edge of the patch for better impedance matching. The proposed antenna is compared with the traditional rectangular substrate and found that the elliptical substrate enhances the radiation characteristics of the antenna and is capable of functioning effectively in the range of 3.1 GHz-11.7 GHz, accompanied by the total efficiency > 86% across the whole FCC allocated UWB operating band. The antenna can be used for wide range of UWB applications as it exhibits good omnidirectional characteristics with a realized peak gain of 4.178dB and an average realized gain of 3.063dB. The simulation work of the antenna is accomplished using CST Studio (v. 2014).

scholarly journals Ultra-Wideband Patch Antenna Array with an Inclined Proximity Coupled Feed for Small Unmanned Aircraft RADAR Applications

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Abhishek K. Awasthi ◽  
Christopher D. Simpson ◽  
Shriniwas Kolpuke ◽  
Tuan D. Luong ◽  
Jie-Bang Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Array ◽  
Patch Antenna ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Radar Applications

scholarly journals ULTRA-WIDEBAND SCANNING ANTENNA ARRAY WIRE EMITTERS

Doklady BGUIR ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 5-12
Author(s):  
O. A. Yurtsev ◽  
A. A. Popov
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Array ◽  
Frequency Band ◽  
Antenna Arrays ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Linear Lattice ◽  
Matching Criterion ◽  
Single Emitter ◽  
Phase Scan ◽  
Overlap Coefficient ◽  
Scanning Antenna

The aim of the work is to determine the properties of the ultra-wideband scanning antenna array of wire emitters. A single element of the grid is a three-dimensional antenna Vivaldi. Numerical simulation of antenna arrays and single Vivaldi emitters was carried out by the method of integral equations in the thin-wire approximation using the original program and the MMANA program. The dimensions of all elements of a single emitter are determined by the criterion of matching and the shape of the radiation pattern for operation in the frequency range 2–18 GHz. The described variant of the antenna according to the matching criterion (SWR < 2) has a frequency overlap coefficient of 12. The narrowing of the frequency band of a single emitter in the composition of non-scanning and scanning gratings within the angle of 30 degrees is determined. The article deals with the range properties of antenna arrays depending on the parameters of the emitters and the possibility of phase scanning. It is shown that the greatest frequency band in agreement has a lattice with a minimum step of placement of emitters. In a flat antenna array, when scanning in the H-plane, the frequency band according to the matching criterion decreases by 2–3 times. It is shown that the linear lattice without scanning has a frequency overlap coefficient equal to 6 according to the criterion of matching emitters. This ratio decreases as the phase scan sector increases. In a flat lattice, the frequency overlap coefficient and the phase scan sector are smaller than in a linear lattice and decrease with the number of rows. The reduced antenna array has a number of design advantages and can be used in systems with ultra-wideband signals.

scholarly journals Design and Investigation of Differential-Fed Ultra-Wideband Patch Antenna with Polarization Diversity

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanfang Wang ◽  
Fuguo Zhu ◽  
Steven Gao
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Band ◽  
Patch Antenna ◽  
Bottom Layer ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Polarization Diversity ◽  
Uwb Antenna ◽  
Feeding Mechanism ◽  
Microstrip Lines ◽  
Dual Polarized

A novel single- or dual-polarized ultra-wideband (UWB) patch antenna fed by coupled feeding mechanism is proposed. The single-polarized antenna consists of a square ring patch and two Γ-shaped patches which are coupled to the radiating patch. The vertical portions of the Γ-shaped patches are connected to the microstrip lines which are printed on the bottom layer of the grounded FR4 substrate. To realize the differential feeding mechanism for enhancing the polarization purity, a tapered balun is employed to excite the antenna. Further to provide dual linear orthogonal polarizations, another pair of Γ-shaped patches is added in the single-polarized UWB antenna. The dual-polarized UWB antenna prototype can achieve two orthogonal polarizations with an impedance bandwidth (S11≤-10 dB) of 113% and isolation of over 25 dB across the entire frequency band.

scholarly journals A Large Aperture UWB Antenna Array for Real Beam Radar Imaging

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao-Hsiang Liao ◽  
Dau-Chyrh Chang
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Array ◽  
Horn Antenna ◽  
Radar Imaging ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Slot Antenna ◽  
Uwb Antenna ◽  
Large Aperture ◽  
Receiving Antenna ◽  
Transmitting Antenna ◽  
Double Ridge

The development of four-element ultra-wideband (UWB) comb taper slot antenna array with 18 cm element spacing for real beam radar imaging is described. The four-element UWB array system with optimum element spacing is analyzed by energy pattern. A wideband double ridge horn antenna is used as the transmitting antenna, the developed large aperture UWB array is used as the receiving antenna. The transmitting antenna and the receiving antenna are combined with impulse time domain measurement system to achieve real beam radar imaging. The receiving impulse signals at various positions are processed by the time delay and sum algorithm. The examples of several aluminum cans have been verified in the resolution and compared with using the UWB array as a receive antenna and the double ridge horn as a transmit antenna in the test setup. The crossrange resolution of UWB antenna array is better than wideband double ridge horn antenna because the beam width of UWB array is narrower.

scholarly journals Characteristics UWB Planar Antenna with dual notched bands for WIMAX and WLAN

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 20-25
Author(s):  
M. Debab ◽  
Z. Mahdjoub
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Band ◽  
Loss Tangent ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Coplanar Waveguide ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Planar Antenna ◽  
Network Analyzer ◽  
Uwb Antenna ◽  
Quarter Wavelength ◽  
Novel Design

In this article, a novel design of ultra wideband monopole antenna with dual notched bands performance is proposed. The size of the UWB antenna is minimized to 20 -17.6mm2 , printed on FR4 substrate 1.5 mm thickness and loss tangent tan𝛿 =0.02, and is fed by coplanar waveguide. The operation bandwidth of the designed antenna is from 3.1 GHz to more than 10 GHz. Band notches characteristics of antenna to reject the frequency band, WIMAX Band and WLAN Band, is realized by cutting three quarter wavelength slots in the radiating patch. A quarter wavelength slot in the radiator of the antenna is used to create a frequency band notch at the WIMAX frequency band. However, the WLAN frequency band is notched using two symmetrical quarter wavelength slots. The proposed antenna is simulated using HFSS and CST high frequency simulators. These results are compared with measured results by using network analyzer.

Dual-band-notched UWB MIMO antennas with miniaturization using half-cutting technology

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Zhonghong Du ◽  
Xiaohui Zhang ◽  
Peiyu Qin ◽  
Yanning Yuan ◽  
Jiangfan Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Dual Band ◽  
Uwb Antenna ◽  
Radiation Characteristics ◽  
Mimo Antenna ◽  
Mimo Antennas ◽  
Multiple Input ◽  
Input Multiple Output ◽  
Continuous Bending

Abstract A compact four-element ultra-wideband (UWB) multiple-input–multiple-output (MIMO) antenna with dual polarization and dual-notched capabilities was developed and fabricated. The MIMO antenna is composed of four orthogonally placed half-cutting UWB antenna elements. This orthogonal placement improves the isolation. Furthermore, an L-shaped slot and a continuous bending slot are etched to realize the band-rejection function in the WiMAX and WLAN bands. The result shows that the antenna achieved operating bands of 2.9–16.5 GHz (140.2%, S11 < −10 dB), fully covering the UWB (3.1–10.6 GHz). The port isolation is greater than 23 dB in the frequency band of interest, excluding two rejected bands. Moreover, the MIMO antenna has excellent diversity performance, such as a low envelope correlation coefficient (<0.004), high diversity gain (approximately 10 dB), and good omnidirectional radiation characteristics.

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