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
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
收藏
页码:337 / 346
页数:11
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [41] Design of a Near-Field Focused Reflectarray Antenna for RFID Reader Applications
    Chou, Hsi-Tseng
    Tung, Chia
    Hung, Tso-Ming
    Chou, Hsi-Hsir
    Nepa, P.
    2010 IEEE ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, 2010,
  • [42] Design of A Novel UHF RFID Reader Antenna for Near-field Applications
    Cui, Caixia
    Yao, Yuan
    Yu, Junsheng
    Chen, Xiaodong
    2015 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION & USNC/URSI NATIONAL RADIO SCIENCE MEETING, 2015, : 1580 - 1581
  • [43] Design of a Multipolarized RFID Reader Antenna for UHF Near-Field Applications
    Yao, Yuan
    Liang, Yishan
    Yu, Junsheng
    Chen, Xiaodong
    IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, 2017, 65 (07) : 3344 - 3351
  • [44] Design of Novel Slot UHF Near-Field Antenna for RFID Applications
    Yang, Qichao
    Liu, Jingping
    Safavi-Naeini, Safieddin
    2013 PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION (ISAP), VOLS 1 AND 2, 2013,
  • [45] UWB Stacked Patch Antenna Design for Near-Field Imaging Radar Antenna Array
    Yang, B.
    Yarovoy, A. G.
    Ligthart, L. P.
    2009 3RD EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, VOLS 1-6, 2009, : 770 - 774
  • [46] On an Antenna Design for 2D Scalar Near-Field Microwave Tomography
    Bayat, Nozhan
    Mojabi, Puyan
    APPLIED COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETICS SOCIETY JOURNAL, 2015, 30 (06): : 589 - 598
  • [47] Sensitivity analysis for antenna near-field imaging
    Nordebo, Sven
    Gustafsson, Mats
    Persson, Kristin
    IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SIGNAL PROCESSING, 2007, 55 (01) : 94 - 101
  • [48] ROTATION OF ENERGY AROUND ANNULAR AXIS IN NEAR-FIELD OF A DIRECTIVE ANTENNA
    LANDSTORFER, F
    MEINKE, H
    NIEDERMAIR, G
    NACHRICHTENTECHNISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT, 1972, 25 (12): : 537 - 541
  • [49] A Novel Fractal Antenna for UHF Near-Field RFID Readers
    Pakkathillam, Jayaram Kizhekke
    Kanagasabai, Malathi
    Varadhan, Chitra
    Sakthivel, Periyasamy
    IEEE ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS PROPAGATION LETTERS, 2013, 12 : 1141 - 1144
  • [50] Near-field Microwave CPW Antenna for Scanning Microscopy
    Ben Mbarek, Sofiane
    Choubani, Fethi
    Cretin, Bernard
    2017 11TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION (EUCAP), 2017,