简介:Anovellow-cost4-elementplanararrayantennadirectlyfedbyacoaxialcableforUltra-WideBand(UWB)applicationispresented.Theproposedantennaconsistsof2×2bowtieelementsandasimple1:4powerdividerfeedingnetwork.Comparedtothebasicbowtieelement,theimpedancebandwidthofthearrayantennahasasignificantimprovementthatthelowcut-offfrequencyisextendedfrom6GHzofthebowtieelementto2GHz.Themeasuredresultsshowthattheproposedantennahasalargebandwidthof2GHzto11GHzforVoltageStandingWaveRatio(VSWR)<2,andexhibitsabidirectionalradiationpatternandamodestgainacrosstheoperatingbandandapeakgainofabout9dBiat11GHz.