Frequency-Scaled UWB Inverted-Hat Antenna

Abstract

A novel ultrawideband (UWB) antenna referred to as the inverted-hat antenna (IHA) is described. Specifically, the paper provides a systematic approach to generate a frequency-scaled IHA structure subject to aperture width and height constraints. An experimental verification is also given. The proposed compact wideband antenna exhibits frequency-independent behavior by introducing a moderate number of appropriately scaled elliptical segments and by controlling the outer surface growth profile. A modified seven-ellipse IHA is demonstrated in this paper to provide a 10:1 impedance bandwidth with satisfactory radiation properties. The simulation and measurement results are in reasonably good agreement.