Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA
Date of Award
5-2010
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Electrical Engineering
First Advisor
Dr. Junfei Li
Second Advisor
Dr. Heinrich Foltz
Third Advisor
Dr. Jae Sok Son
Abstract
The objectives of this thesis are to 1) determine how Vivaldi antenna parameters affect the performance and 2) design a Vivaldi antenna with improved overall performance over existing designs. The methodology is to divide the Vivaldi antenna into two parts consisting of microstrip-to-slotline transition and tapered curve part. This has great advantages in finding the relationships between the different antenna parameters and the antenna performance. By combining the methods of improving the impedance- and usable gain bandwidth concluded by the parameter study on the two individual parts, a final Vivaldi antenna design with 10:1 bandwidth is achieved in terms of both types of bandwidth. Measurements from the fabricated Vivaldi antenna show good agreements with the CST simulation results in terms of reflection coefficient, gain and impulse response.
Granting Institution
University of Texas-Pan American
Comments
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