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Novel Ultra-Wideband Directional Antennas for Microwave Breast Cancer Detection

Lookup NU author(s): Akinola Eesuola, Dr Yifan Chen, Professor Gui Yun TianORCiD

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Abstract

This paper presents two novel designs of elliptical ultra-wideband (UWB) antennas with voltage standing wave ratios (VSWRs) less than 1.96 and return loss lower than -10 dB across a broad frequency range of 3 GHz to 20 GHz. The directive gains of one design range from 7.4 dBi to 8.81 dBi, while for the other, they range from 7.15 dBi to 9.08 dBi. The key feature of these two designs is the careful engineering of the ground planes and the major and minor axes of the elliptical patches, which permits the operational bandwidth to span over an UWB range. As a result, directional beam patterns can be achieved even for low-profile, miniaturized designs. These antennas may find useful applications in microwave breast imaging due to their desirable directional properties and compact sizes.


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Author(s): Eesuola A, Chen Y, Tian GY

Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)

Publication status: Published

Conference Name: International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI)

Year of Conference: 2011

Pages: 90-93

ISSN: 1522-3965

Publisher: IEEE

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/APS.2011.5996646

DOI: 10.1109/APS.2011.5996646

Library holdings: Search Newcastle University Library for this item

ISBN: 9781424495627


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