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US 2017/0256860 A1Published application
Modified antipodal vivaldi antenna with elliptical loading
AssigneeU.S. Army Research Laboratory ATTN: RDRL-LOC-I
InventorDaHan Liao
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Abstract
A Vivaldi antenna having an upper conductor and a lower conductor. A signal connector feed is attached to a rear end of the conductors while each conductor includes a curved flare section extending forwardly for the reception or transmission of the signal. Each conductor includes elliptical loading section or sections disposed around its flare section to enhance performance of the antenna by improving the front to back ratio as well as other factors for the antenna.
Claims12
A Vivaldi antenna comprising:
- an upper conductor and a lower conductor, said conductors having a rear signal connector feed,
- each conductor having a curved flare section extending forwardly from said rear connector feed,
- each conductor having an elliptical loading section disposed around its said flare section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.