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A compact umbrella shaped UWB antenna for ground‐coupling GPR applications
Author(s) -
Kundu Surajit,
Jana Sanjay Kumar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.30928
Subject(s) - monopole antenna , ground penetrating radar , antenna measurement , acoustics , antenna factor , coaxial antenna , dipole antenna , patch antenna , antenna efficiency , antenna (radio) , wideband , microstrip antenna , electrical engineering , electronic engineering , physics , engineering , telecommunications , radar
A compact (35 × 30 × 0.8 mm 3 ) umbrella shaped ultra wideband antenna that gives wide impedance bandwidth of more than 123% with low dispersion, 3–5 dBi gain and average efficiency of 84% is proposed. The antenna is tested in close proximity of soil. Satisfactory results ensure its ability to work as GPR antenna.