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An antipodal Vivaldi antenna is presented for UWB applications. The proposed antenna with elliptical microstrip-slotline transition and conducting arms shows acceptable UWB characteristics. The antenna is analyzed by FDTD method in terms of impedance, gain, radiation patterns, and transfer functions. All the analyses are verified by measurement and good agreement is observed.
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Qing, X., Chen, Z.N. (2007). Antipodal Vivaldi Antenna for UWB Applications. In: Sabath, F., Mokole, E.L., Schenk, U., Nitsch, D. (eds) Ultra-Wideband, Short-Pulse Electromagnetics 7. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-37731-5_39
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