caa a22 4500 477124321 CHVBK 20180405111645.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19970801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF02678310 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02678310 Köksal Adnan Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department Beytepe, Hacettepe University, 06532, Ankara, Turkey aut Characterization and optimization of linearly tapered slot antenna pattern [Elektronische Daten] [Adnan Köksal] A parametric study of linearly tapered slot antenna (LTSA) in air and a method for optimization of its pattern are presented. A method of moments code is utilized to investigate the behavior of LTSA's as the length, height and the taper angle varies. It is shown that the antenna pattern can be improved using a top layer of dielectric material with varying permittivity. Plenum Publishing Corporation, 1997 International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers 18/8(1997-08-01), 1525-1537 0195-9271 18:8<1525 1997 18 10762 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02678310 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02678310 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Köksal Adnan Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department Beytepe, Hacettepe University, 06532, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers 18/8(1997-08-01), 1525-1537 0195-9271 18:8<1525 1997 18 10762 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer