Log periodic Bow-Tie Antennas (LPA) Design Using the Transmission Line Model
M. Abri, H. Abri Badaoui,
M. A. Belhadi, I. Kalai
Laboratoire de
Télécommunications, Département de Génie Electrique
Faculté
de Technologie, Université Abou-Bekr Belkaïd -Tlemcen
BP 230,
Pôle Chetouane, 13000 Tlemcen- Algérie
Received June 13,
2012
Abstract— In this paper, a
transmission line model is used to design log periodic of bow-tie antennas
arrays operating in C band fed in series with enhanced bandwidth. The transmission
line model is simple, precise and allowing taking into account the whole
geometrical, electric and technological characteristics of the antennas arrays.
To validate this last, the obtained simulation results are compared with those
obtained by the moment’s method (MoM) of the Momentum software. Using this
transmission line approach the resonant frequency, input impedance, return loss
can be determined simultaneously. Agreements between transmission line model
data and the moment’s methods results were achieved.
Key words : Microstrip bowtie
antenna, log periodic concept, transmission line model, Moment’s method.