Tapered slot antenna

A tapered slot antenna, comprising:

• a cavity disposed proximate to a bottom of the tapered slot antenna;
• a first antenna flange disposed on a first half of the tapered slot antenna, the first antenna flange tapering from a greater flange width proximate to a top of the tapered slot antenna to a lesser flange width proximate to the cavity;
• a second antenna flange disposed on a second half of the antenna and electrically coupled to the first antenna flange, the second antenna flange tapering from the greater flange width proximate to the top of the tapered slot antenna to the lesser flange width proximate to the cavity;
• a tapered slot disposed approximately equidistant between the first and second antenna flanges, and extending from the cavity to the top of the tapered slot antenna;
• a first current wing disposed on the first half of the antenna and electrically coupled to the first and second antenna flanges, a first flange gap being disposed between the first antenna flange and the first current wing;
• and
• a second current wing disposed on the second half of the antenna, the second current wing being electrically coupled to the first current wing and the first and second antenna flanges, a second flange gap being disposed between the second antenna flange and the second current wing;
• wherein first and second sidewalls disposed on the first and second halves of the tapered slot antenna, respectively, taper from a greater antenna width proximate to the top of the tapered slot antenna to a lesser antenna width proximate to the bottom of the tapered slot antenna.