Design and application of dielectrically scaled double-ridged horn antennas for biomedical UWB radar applications

Proceedings - 2009 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband, ICUWB 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 150-154

  Schwarz, U ^a   Helbig, M ^a   Sachs, J ^a   Stephan, R ^a   Hein, M A ^a  

^a ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

BIO MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS; DESIGN AND APPLICATION; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; DIRECT MODE; DOUBLE-RIDGED HORN; LOGICAL CONSEQUENCES; LOW LOSS; PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNATURES; RADIATION EFFICIENCY; RADIATION PATTERNS; REMOTE SENSORS; SENSOR ELEMENTS; SOLID CERAMICS; UWB ANTENNA; UWB RADARS;

BROADBAND NETWORKS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; HORN ANTENNAS; PERMITTIVITY; RADAR ANTENNAS; REMOTE SENSING; ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB); WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 71949089626     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICUWB.2009.5288843     Document Type: Conference Paper

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