CHARACTERISTICS OF BOW-TIE SLOT ANTENNA WITH TAPERED TUNING STUBS FOR WIDEBAND OPERATION

• DOI: 10.2528/pier04021301
• Publication Date: 2006-05-18T02:04:54Z
• Authors: Abdelnasser A. Eldek; Atef Z. Elsherbeni; Charles E. Smith
• Keywords: 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering; 02 engineering and technology

CHARACTERISTICSOFBOW-TIESLOTANTENNAWITHTAPEREDTUNINGSTUBSFORWIDEBANDOPERATIONA.A.Eldek,A.Z.Elsherbeni,andC.E.SmithDepartmentofElectricalEngineeringCenterofAppliedElectromagneticSystemsResearch(CAESR)TheUniversityofMississippiUniversity,MS38677,USAAbstract—Thecharacteristicsofabow-tieslotantennawithtaperedtuning stubs fed by a coplanar waveguide (CPW) are investigated.Theeffectsoftheantennadimensionalparametersarestudiedthroughsimulation results and design procedure is developed and verified fordifferentfrequencybands. Theantennashowswidebandcharacteristicsfor radar and wireless communication applications. Numericalsimulations and measurements indicate that 73% bandwidth can beobtainedusingthedevelopeddesignprocedure.1 Introduction2 AntennaGeometryandParametricStudy3 Measurements4 RadiationPattern5 ConclusionAcknowledgmentReferences1. INTRODUCTIONIn applications where size, weight, cost, performance, ease ofinstallation, and aerodynamic profile are constrains, low profileantennas like microstrip and printed slot antennas are required.Printedslotantennasfedbycoplanarwaveguide(CPW)haveseveral