Compact ultra-wideband planar tapered slot antenna for use in a microwave imaging system

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2212-2216

  Abbosh, A M ^a,b   Kan, H K ^c   Bialkowski, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOSUL   (Iraq)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Gain; Microstrip antennas; Microwave imaging; UWB antennas

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; GAIN CONTROL; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; MICROWAVES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SIGNAL DISTORTION;

GAIN; MICROWAVE IMAGING; MICROWAVE IMAGING SYSTEM; ULTRA WIDEBAND ANTENNAS;

SLOT ANTENNAS;

EID: 33749346293     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.21906     Document Type: Article

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