In this paper,a novel,small,and compact planar antenna for ultra-wideband(UWB)applications is proposed.The antenna is an extension of microstrip slot antenna technology.To achieve ultra-wideband characteristics,a tape...In this paper,a novel,small,and compact planar antenna for ultra-wideband(UWB)applications is proposed.The antenna is an extension of microstrip slot antenna technology.To achieve ultra-wideband characteristics,a tapered microstrip fork-shaped stub has been employed.A symmetric polygon wide slot has been placed on the antenna ground.The design was investigated numerically to obtain proper dimensions for the antenna and a prototype was constructed.The return loss,pattern and gain of the prototype antenna have been measured.The transient pulse signal fidelity has also been investigated by finite-difference time-domain(FDTD)method.Experimental results show that the proposed antenna design has promising characteristics for UWB applications.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.60432040 and 60471046).
文摘In this paper,a novel,small,and compact planar antenna for ultra-wideband(UWB)applications is proposed.The antenna is an extension of microstrip slot antenna technology.To achieve ultra-wideband characteristics,a tapered microstrip fork-shaped stub has been employed.A symmetric polygon wide slot has been placed on the antenna ground.The design was investigated numerically to obtain proper dimensions for the antenna and a prototype was constructed.The return loss,pattern and gain of the prototype antenna have been measured.The transient pulse signal fidelity has also been investigated by finite-difference time-domain(FDTD)method.Experimental results show that the proposed antenna design has promising characteristics for UWB applications.
