Ultra-Wideband Antennas

Introduction to Ultra-wideband Antennas

In addition, a UWB antenna is preferentially nondispersive, having a fixed phase center. If waveform dispersion occurs in a predictable fashion it may be possible to compensate for it, but in general it is desirable to radiate similar waveforms in all directions. A logperiodic antenna is an example of a dispersive antenna. Larger scale components radiate low frequency components while smaller s...

Ultra-Wideband Printed Antennas Design

On February 14, 2002, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States adopted the First Report and Order that permitted the commercial operation of ultra wideband (UWB) technology (FCC, 2002). The FCC allocated a bandwidth of 7.5GHz, i.e. from 3.1GHz to 10.6GHz, to unlicensed use for UWB applications. Ultra Wideband is defined as any communication technology that occupies great...

Ultra Wideband Antennas – Past and Present

Since the release by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of a bandwidth of 7.5GHz (from 3.1GHz to 10.6GHz) for ultra wideband (UWB) wireless communications, UWB is rapidly advancing as a high data rate wireless communication technology. As is the case in conventional wireless communication systems, an antenna also plays a very crucial role in UWB systems. However, there are more challen...

Comparative Study of Ultra Wideband Antennas

Ultra wide band systems are used in wide variety of applications due to its resistance to severe multipath and jamming, low complexity and low cost. UWB finds extensive application in mobile handsets. Microstrip antennas are used in ultra wide band applications because of its low profile, high efficiency and economical fabrication features. In this paper, a comparative study of various antennas...

Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Antennas for Ultra Wideband Communications