A Miniaturized CPW-Fed Tapered Slot Antenna in Lossy Environment for UWB Application in Breast Cancer Detection
In this paper, a miniaturized coplanar waveguide fed (CPW-fed) tapered slot antenna (TSA) is introduced for breast cancer detection. Here, a modified CPW to slot-line transition structure with an air-bridge is employed to broaden the transition bandwidth and increase the radiation efficiency. Throug...
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| author | A. Hokmabadi A. Keshtkar A. Bayat A. Keshtkar |
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| description | In this paper, a miniaturized coplanar waveguide fed (CPW-fed) tapered slot antenna (TSA) is introduced for breast cancer detection. Here, a modified CPW to slot-line transition structure with an air-bridge is employed to broaden the transition bandwidth and increase the radiation efficiency. Through these applied modifications, negative features of the original TSA (limitation of transition) and antipodal Vivaldi antenna (bad cross-polarization) are both removed, while all the positive features remained. We have developed a FDTD-UPML method in lossy environment by using Debye model. To validate the results, a prototype of the proposed antenna is fabricated and tested. By immersing the antenna in alcohol ethanol as a lossy coupling medium and inserting it close to a two-layer breast phantom, near-field parameters are calculated in different probe locations. Results show that the proposed structure offers a broad bandwidth of 0.5–19 GHz and also exhibits an appropriate current distribution with high radiation efficiency. Images of energy flux density (EFD) and fidelity factor (FF) confirm the good performance of the antenna in near-field region. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1aa0d4abc10f457c99fcc7fa9149496c2025-08-20T02:34:56ZengAmirkabir University of TechnologyAUT Journal of Electrical Engineering2588-29102588-29292017-06-01491758410.22060/eej.2016.11846.5008877A Miniaturized CPW-Fed Tapered Slot Antenna in Lossy Environment for UWB Application in Breast Cancer DetectionA. Hokmabadi0A. Keshtkar1A. Bayat2A. Keshtkar3Electrical Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, IranElectrical Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, IranElectrical Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, IranMedical Physics Department, Medical School, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IranIn this paper, a miniaturized coplanar waveguide fed (CPW-fed) tapered slot antenna (TSA) is introduced for breast cancer detection. Here, a modified CPW to slot-line transition structure with an air-bridge is employed to broaden the transition bandwidth and increase the radiation efficiency. Through these applied modifications, negative features of the original TSA (limitation of transition) and antipodal Vivaldi antenna (bad cross-polarization) are both removed, while all the positive features remained. We have developed a FDTD-UPML method in lossy environment by using Debye model. To validate the results, a prototype of the proposed antenna is fabricated and tested. By immersing the antenna in alcohol ethanol as a lossy coupling medium and inserting it close to a two-layer breast phantom, near-field parameters are calculated in different probe locations. Results show that the proposed structure offers a broad bandwidth of 0.5–19 GHz and also exhibits an appropriate current distribution with high radiation efficiency. Images of energy flux density (EFD) and fidelity factor (FF) confirm the good performance of the antenna in near-field region.https://eej.aut.ac.ir/article_877_19489be3856e18f161aff9e1777681ad.pdfbreast cancer detectioncpw-fedmicrowave imagingtapered slot antenna (tsa)vivaldi |
| spellingShingle | A. Hokmabadi A. Keshtkar A. Bayat A. Keshtkar A Miniaturized CPW-Fed Tapered Slot Antenna in Lossy Environment for UWB Application in Breast Cancer Detection AUT Journal of Electrical Engineering breast cancer detection cpw-fed microwave imaging tapered slot antenna (tsa) vivaldi |
| title | A Miniaturized CPW-Fed Tapered Slot Antenna in Lossy Environment for UWB Application in Breast Cancer Detection |
| title_full | A Miniaturized CPW-Fed Tapered Slot Antenna in Lossy Environment for UWB Application in Breast Cancer Detection |
| title_fullStr | A Miniaturized CPW-Fed Tapered Slot Antenna in Lossy Environment for UWB Application in Breast Cancer Detection |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Miniaturized CPW-Fed Tapered Slot Antenna in Lossy Environment for UWB Application in Breast Cancer Detection |
| title_short | A Miniaturized CPW-Fed Tapered Slot Antenna in Lossy Environment for UWB Application in Breast Cancer Detection |
| title_sort | miniaturized cpw fed tapered slot antenna in lossy environment for uwb application in breast cancer detection |
| topic | breast cancer detection cpw-fed microwave imaging tapered slot antenna (tsa) vivaldi |
| url | https://eej.aut.ac.ir/article_877_19489be3856e18f161aff9e1777681ad.pdf |
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