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A compact asymmetrically slotted antipodal Vivaldi antenna for MIMO imaging systems

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In this paper, we propose a Compact Asymmetrically Slotted Antipodal Vivaldi Antenna (CAS-AVA) design for MIMO imaging systems. The structure has the ability to extend the antenna bandwidth in low-end frequencies achieving a fractional bandwidth of 123.32 % (4.743–20) GHz. Good results are obtained in term of return loss, radiation pattern and gain. A time-domain study has been also performed to characterize the antenna behavior in case of an UWB pulse is used. To further validate our design, an application for MIMO imaging system is also proposed and evaluated. The antenna is used as the MIMO array element, thus forming a compact array and enabling to construct an optimal topology which improve significantly the microwave imaging quality by generating high-resolution images. The results demonstrate that the proposed antenna is a good candidate for microwave MIMO imaging applications.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to gratefully acknowledge Pr. FEHAM Mohamed, from STIC laboratory of the University of Tlemcen, for his technical support in providing the experimental data.

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This research was supported by the Directorate-General of scientific research and technological development (Project no. 22/Univ.Tlemcen/DGRSDT: “Development of a buried object detection system using microwave imaging”).

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    Djamila Ziani, Sidi Mohammed Meriah, Fouad Derraz & Lotfi Merad

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Ziani, D., Meriah, S.M., Derraz, F. et al. A compact asymmetrically slotted antipodal Vivaldi antenna for MIMO imaging systems. Telecommun Syst 83, 267–275 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11235-023-01013-5

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