Physically small and adjustable double-ridged horn antenna for biomedical UWB radar applications

Proceeedings of The 2008 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband, ICUWB 2008

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 5-8

  Schwarz, U ^a   Helbig, M ^a   Sachs, J ^a   Seifert, F ^b   Stephan, R ^a   Thiel, F ^b   Hein, M A ^a  

^a ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dielectric permittivity; Double ridged horn; Radiation pattern; UWB antennas

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITY; DIELECTRIC SCALING; DOUBLE-RIDGED HORN; HIGH PERMITTIVITIES; INPUT MATCHING; LIQUID DIELECTRICS; MINIATURISATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNATURES; RADIATING ELEMENTS; RADIATION PATTERN; RADIATION PATTERNS; ULTRA-WIDEBAND RADARS; UWB ANTENNAS; UWB RADARS; WIDE BAND FREQUENCIES;

ANTENNAS; BROADBAND NETWORKS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF LIQUIDS; HORN ANTENNAS; PERMITTIVITY; RADAR; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 56749148421     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICUWB.2008.4653272     Document Type: Conference Paper

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