K-band varactor diode-tuned elliptical slot antenna for wideband imaging

Sergey Kharkovsky; Mohammad Tayeb Ghasr; Mohamed A. Abou-Khousa; Reza Zoughi

doi:10.1109/TAP.2011.2164208

K-band varactor diode-tuned elliptical slot antenna for wideband imaging

Sergey Kharkovsky
, Mohammad Tayeb Ghasr
, Mohamed A. Abou-Khousa
, Reza Zoughi

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Abstract

Small resonant elliptical slot antennas have shown great potential as imaging array elements at microwave frequencies. For high-resolution 3D imaging applications it is desirable to extend the operational frequency bandwidth of these elements. One way to achieve this is by loading the slot with a varactor diode, and electronically tuning its resonant frequency. This communication presents the design, analysis, and implementation of a varactor diode-tuned elliptical slot antenna at K-band (18 GHz-26.5 GHz). The slot antenna is then used to produce single-frequency and wideband multi-frequency synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images of two targets located at different distances to show the efficacy of using this slot for wideband imaging.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4325-4328
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
Volume	59
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2011.2164208
Publication status	Published - 2011

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