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http://dx.doi.org/10.5515/KJKIEES.2008.19.8.913

Ultra-Wideband Tapered Slot Antennas for Millimeter-Wave Systems  

Woo, Dong-Sik (School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kyungpook National University)
Kim, Young-Gon (School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kyungpook National University)
Cho, Young-Ki (School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kyungpook National University)
Kim, Kang-Wook (School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kyungpook National University)
Publication Information
The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science / v.19, no.8, 2008 , pp. 913-919 More about this Journal
Abstract
A new design and its experimental results of a microstrip-fed ultra-wideband tapered slot antenna(TSA) for millimeter-wave systems are presented. By utilizing the ultra-wideband microstrip-to-CPS transition(balun), ultra-wideband characteristics of the inherent TSA are retrieved. Also, the design procedure of the TSA is simplified by performing simple impedance matching between balun and antenna. The proposed TSA is shaped by using the Fermi-Dirac tapering function and corrugated at the outer edge. The implemented antenna demonstrates ultra-wideband performance for frequency ranges from 23 to over 58 GHz with the relatively high and flat antenna gain of 12 to 14 dBi and low sidelobe levels. In addition, a 4-element linear antenna array for phased-array systems and mm-wave sensor applications is also presented.
Keywords
Tapered Slot Antenna; Millimeter-Wave; Balun; Coplanar Stripline(CPS); Fermi Antenna; Corrugation;
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