Compact dual-polarized vivaldi antenna with high gain and high polarization purity for GPR applications
A compact ultra-wideband dual-polarized Vivaldi antenna is proposed for full polarimetric ground-penetrating radar (GPR) applications. A shared-aperture configuration comprising four Vivaldi elements for orthogonal polarizations is designed to reduce the low-end operating frequency and improve the p...
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author | Sun, Hai-Han Lee, Yee Hui Luo, Wenhao Ow, Lai Fern Mohamed Lokman Mohd Yusof Abdulkadir C. Yucel |
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description | A compact ultra-wideband dual-polarized Vivaldi antenna is proposed for full polarimetric ground-penetrating radar (GPR) applications. A shared-aperture configuration comprising four Vivaldi elements for orthogonal polarizations is designed to reduce the low-end operating frequency and improve the port isolation with a compact antenna size. The directivity of the antenna is enhanced by the oblique position of the radiators and the implementation of a square loop reflector. Experimental results demonstrate that the antenna has very good impedance matching, port isolation, and dual-polarized radiation performance, with low dispersion characteristics across band of interest from 0.4 GHz to 3.0 GHz. GPR measurements with the designed antenna show that the antenna maintains good detection capability even for objects buried in a highly conductive soil. |
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spelling | ntu-10356/1475662021-04-06T05:46:42Z Compact dual-polarized vivaldi antenna with high gain and high polarization purity for GPR applications Sun, Hai-Han Lee, Yee Hui Luo, Wenhao Ow, Lai Fern Mohamed Lokman Mohd Yusof Abdulkadir C. Yucel School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering Dual Polarization Ground-penetrating Radar A compact ultra-wideband dual-polarized Vivaldi antenna is proposed for full polarimetric ground-penetrating radar (GPR) applications. A shared-aperture configuration comprising four Vivaldi elements for orthogonal polarizations is designed to reduce the low-end operating frequency and improve the port isolation with a compact antenna size. The directivity of the antenna is enhanced by the oblique position of the radiators and the implementation of a square loop reflector. Experimental results demonstrate that the antenna has very good impedance matching, port isolation, and dual-polarized radiation performance, with low dispersion characteristics across band of interest from 0.4 GHz to 3.0 GHz. GPR measurements with the designed antenna show that the antenna maintains good detection capability even for objects buried in a highly conductive soil. Ministry of National Development (MND) National Parks Board Published version This research was funded by the Ministry of National Development Research Fund,National Parks Board, Singapore. 2021-04-06T05:46:42Z 2021-04-06T05:46:42Z 2021 Journal Article Sun, H., Lee, Y. H., Luo, W., Ow, L. F., Mohamed Lokman Mohd Yusof & Abdulkadir C. Yucel (2021). Compact dual-polarized vivaldi antenna with high gain and high polarization purity for GPR applications. Sensors, 21(2). https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21020503 1424-8220 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/147566 10.3390/s21020503 33445661 2-s2.0-85099286329 2 21 en Sensors © 2021 The Authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). application/pdf |
spellingShingle | Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering Dual Polarization Ground-penetrating Radar Sun, Hai-Han Lee, Yee Hui Luo, Wenhao Ow, Lai Fern Mohamed Lokman Mohd Yusof Abdulkadir C. Yucel Compact dual-polarized vivaldi antenna with high gain and high polarization purity for GPR applications |
title | Compact dual-polarized vivaldi antenna with high gain and high polarization purity for GPR applications |
title_full | Compact dual-polarized vivaldi antenna with high gain and high polarization purity for GPR applications |
title_fullStr | Compact dual-polarized vivaldi antenna with high gain and high polarization purity for GPR applications |
title_full_unstemmed | Compact dual-polarized vivaldi antenna with high gain and high polarization purity for GPR applications |
title_short | Compact dual-polarized vivaldi antenna with high gain and high polarization purity for GPR applications |
title_sort | compact dual polarized vivaldi antenna with high gain and high polarization purity for gpr applications |
topic | Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering Dual Polarization Ground-penetrating Radar |
url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/147566 |
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