Design and Investigation on Antipodal Vivaldi Antenna Emitting a Pulse-Like Waveform for Imaging Close-Range Objects
This paper presents the design methodology for an antipodal Vivaldi antenna (AVA) catered to emit an impulse-like waveform, relevant for near-field imaging in impulse-radio ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) radar systems.The focus of the proposed design is to optimize the pulse response from a time-domain perspective.We have examined the radiator parameters