A HIGH DIRECTIVE KOCH FRACTAL VIVALDI ANTENNA DESIGN FOR MEDICAL NEAR-FIELD MICROWAVE IMAGING APPLICATIONS

被引：20

作者：

de Oliveira, Alexandre M. ^{[1
]}

Justo, Joao F. ^{[2
]}

Perotoni, Marcelo B. ^{[3
]}

Kofuji, Sergio T. ^{[2
]}

Neto, Alfredo G. ^{[4
]}

Bueno, Regis C. ^{[1
]}

Baudrand, Henri ^{[5
]}

机构：

[1] Fed Inst Sao Paulo, Maxwell Lab Microwaves & Appl Electromagnetism, BR-08673010 Suzano, SP, Brazil

[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Polytech Sch, Dept Elect Syst Engn, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

[3] ABC Fed Univ, BR-09210180 Santo Andre, SP, Brazil

[4] Fed Inst Paraiba, Grp Telecommun & Appl Electromagnet, Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil

[5] Natl Inst Polytech Toulouse, Toulouse, France

来源：

MICROWAVE AND OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY LETTERS | 2017年 / 59卷 / 02期

关键词：

ultra-wideband antenna; antipodal Vivaldi antenna; medical near-field microwave imaging; fractal antenna; BREAST-CANCER DETECTION; BAND; IMPEDANCE; SYSTEM; ARRAYS; SEE;

D O I：

10.1002/mop.30293

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

We present a new fractal slot edge antipodal Vivaldi antenna (AVA). When compared to a conventional AVA, it simultaneously extends the low-end bandwidth limitation, mitigates the side lobe level, and increases the main lobe gain. (C) 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

引用

页码：337 / 346

页数：11

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