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α 90o
substrate
backplane
substrate
rectangular
balloon transition
radiator
Exponential curve
(a) (b)
Fig. 3. Design parameters of tapered slot vivaldi antenna (a) bottom view (b) top view
px
y=c1 e +c 2 (1)
c 2= p x2 p x1
e −e
(3)
y indicates the distance between the exponential edge and
the central axis in the direction perpendicular to the central
axis, while x indicates the distance between the edge and
360
0
330 30
8
4
TABLE II. DESIGN PARAMETER VALUE FOR MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE 60
300 0
Design parameters Value
L 29.5 mm -4
W 19.5 mm -8
p 0.075
270 -12 90
Ls 1.5 mm
Ws 0.75 mm
r1 3 mm
Lo 19.5 mm
Wf 3 mm 240 120
r2 4.5 mm
α 90o
150
210
Radiation Pattern
IV. RESULT AND DISCUSSION 180