US5519408A
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Tapered notch antenna using coplanar waveguide
Assignee: United States Department of the Air Force
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Filing: 1992-06-26
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Granted: 1996-05-21
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Expires: 2012-06-26
Abstract
Abstract A radiating tapered notch antenna (sometimes known as a Vivaldi antenna) is fed by a section of slotline, which in, turn is fed by a coplanar waveguide. The transition from the unbalanced coplanar waveguide to the balanced slotline is accomplished by an infinite balun, where the center conductor of the coplanar waveguide terminates on the slotline conductor opposite the ground conductor of the coplanar waveguide. One slot of the coplanar waveguide becomes the feeding slotline for the notch, and the other slot terminates in a slotline open circuit. All of the elements of the system are coplanar.
Inventors
- 👤 Michel W. Schnetzer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 14:02
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q13/00; H01Q13/08; H01Q13/085
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
The combination comprising: a broadband radiating tapered notch antenna, said antenna comprising a thin, flexible, non-self-supporting dielectric film, a conductive metallic layer coated on said film, the combination of said film with said layer thereon being rigidly self supporting, said layer being formed to define said tapered notch antenna, a section of slotline, a coplanar waveguide and an infinite balun, all of which are coplanar, radio frequencies being applied to said antenna through said slot line via said coplanar waveguide to the slotline being accomplished by said infinite balun.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
The combination comprising: a broadband radiating tapered notch antenna, said antenna comprising a thin, flexible, non-self-supporting dielectric film, a conductive metallic layer coated on said film, the combination of said film with said layer thereon being rigidly self supporting, said layer being formed to define said tapered notch antenna, a section of slotline, a coplanar waveguide and an infinite balun, all of which are coplanar, radio frequencies being applied to said antenna through said slot line via said coplanar waveguide to the slotline being accomplished by said infinite balun.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The combination as defined in claim 1 wherein said conductive metallic coating is copper, and wherein said film is a ceramic PTFE composite and the combination of said coating and said film is self-supporting.
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