Ultra wideband antenna array on the basis of 8x8 shaped slot radiators

Fedor F. Dubrovka; Volodymyr I. Gouz; Sergiy Ye. Martynyuk; Dmytro O. Vasylenko; A. A. Zaytsev

doi:10.3103/S0735272710110026

Authors

Fedor F. Dubrovka National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3485-6822
Volodymyr I. Gouz "Kvant-Radiolokatsiya" Research Institute, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9278-1542
Sergiy Ye. Martynyuk National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1920-8755
Dmytro O. Vasylenko National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2114-6629
A. A. Zaytsev "Kvant-Radiolokatsiya" Research Institute, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3103/S0735272710110026

Keywords:

ultrawideband antenna, Vivaldi antenna

Abstract

Numerical analysis results of electromagnetic connection between radiating elements in scanning ultra wideband (2…12 GHz) antenna array that consists of 9×9 Vivaldi antennas are presented. Using these results and the suggested efficient synthesis methodology a sample ultra wideband antennas array that consists of 8×8 identical shaped slot radiators was developed, manufactured and experimentally studied. Measurements results of VSWR and radiation pattern of the sample array demonstrated that it array provides scanning within ±30° in E-plane with VSWR < 2 and retention of radiation pattern in the frequency range 5…10 GHz for the spacing between neighbor radiators equal to 15 mm (λ/2 at 10 GHz).

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