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Full W-band Microstrip Fed Vivaldi Antenna

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A full W-band Vivaldi antenna is proposed. The selected feeding technique implements a broadband slotline to microstrip transition which allows obtaining return loss higher than 10 dB in the full W-band. The proposed configuration is compatible with standard manufacturing techniques such as photo-lithography or laser milling.

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This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness Project No. IPT-2011-0960-390000 and TEC2013-47753-C3-1-R.

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  1. Antenna Group, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Campus Arrosadia, 31006, Pamplona, Spain

    Ainara Rebollo, Ramón Gonzalo & Iñigo Ederra

  2. Institute of Smart Cities, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Campus Arrosadia, 31006, Pamplona, Spain

    Ramón Gonzalo & Iñigo Ederra

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Rebollo, A., Gonzalo, R. & Ederra, I. Full W-band Microstrip Fed Vivaldi Antenna. J Infrared Milli Terahz Waves 37, 786–794 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-016-0267-8

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