Ultra wide-band bow-tie slot antenna fed by a CPW-to-CPW transition loaded with inductively coupled slots

Autor: Evangelos S. Angelopoulos, Dimitra I. Kaklamani, Argyris Z. Anastopoulos
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Microwave and Optical Technology Letters. 48:1816-1820
ISSN: 1098-2760
0895-2477
DOI: 10.1002/mop.21768
Popis: This letter presents novel modified coplanar waveguide (CPW) bow-tie slot printed antennas fed by a CPW-to-CPW transition. The proposed modules are miniature shaped, low-profile radiators with bidirectional radiation characteristics, which can be optimally integrated in future ultra wide band transceivers. An innovative asymmetric bow-tie configuration is introduced for the first time and the use of inductively coupled slots for bandwidth enhancement is additionally proposed and experimentally studied. The incorporated tapered CPW-to-CPW transition from Zin ≠ 50 Ω to Zin = 50 Ω offers upgraded impedance bandwidth and compatibility with 50 Ω CPW or coaxial lines. Details of the design procedure and experimental results exhibiting a bandwidth (VSWR
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