Abstract
The scaling factor in an ultra-wideband antenna is investigated. Here it is showed that the lower frequency limit of the bandwidth is reduced as the scaling factor is bigger than unity. Using the obtained results a UWB planar monopole antenna was designed. The measured antenna bandwidth goes from 650 MHz to 20 GHz for a VSWR ≤ 2. The radiation pattern remains almost omnidirectional. The radiator used in this work is a rectangular monopole with a bevel and height-width ratio techniques that optimized the impedance bandwidth.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1181-1184 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | WSEAS Transactions on Circuits and Systems |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 8 |
State | Published - Aug 2006 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Planar monopole
- UWB antennas
- UWB systems