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Improving Scan Gain of Sparse Vivaldi Array with Parasitic Scatterers

  • Albert Salmi*
  • , Jan Bergman*
  • , Anu Lehtovuori*
  • , Juha Ala-Laurinaho*
  • , Ville Viikari*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Aalto University

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Abstract

This paper presents a densely populated, but sparsely fed antipodal Vivaldi array. Every second element of the array is fed, and the others, parasitic scatterers, are terminated to passive loads. The appropriate terminations of the parasitic elements for improving the scan gain of the array are computed using a principal component analysis-based algorithm. Compared to a reference array without parasitic elements, the main beam realized gain is increased by up to 1.8 dB inside a desired beam-steering sector. The results are verified by measurements of manufactured prototypes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2024
PublisherIEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
ISBN (Electronic)978-88-31299-09-1
ISBN (Print)79-8-3503-9443-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication
Event18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2024 - Glasgow, United Kingdom
Duration: 17 Mar 202422 Mar 2024

Conference

Conference18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityGlasgow
Period17/03/2422/03/24

Funding

This work was supported by Business Finland through the ENTRY100GHz CELTIC-NEXT project.

Keywords

  • antenna arrays
  • antipodal Vivaldi antennas
  • parasitic scatterers
  • principal component analysis

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