期刊
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION
卷 62, 期 3, 页码 1221-1231出版社
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2013.2295615
关键词
Microstrip antennas; microwave breast imaging; miniaturized antennas; multiband antennas; slot-loading
资金
- National Institutes of Health [R21 CA161369]
- National Science Foundation under ECCS [1128049]
- Philip D. Reed Chaired Professorship
- Directorate For Engineering
- Div Of Electrical, Commun & Cyber Sys [1128049] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
We present a comprehensive study of a class of multiband miniaturized patch antennas designed for use in a 3-D enclosed sensor array for microwave breast imaging. Miniaturization and multiband operation are achieved by loading the antenna with nonradiating slots at strategic locations along the patch. This results in symmetric radiation patterns and similar radiation characteristics at all frequencies of operation. Prototypes were fabricated and tested in a biocompatible immersion medium. Excellent agreement was obtained between simulations and measurements. The tradeoff between miniaturization and radiation efficiency within this class of patch antennas is explored via a numerical analysis of the effects of the location and number of slots, as well as the thickness and permittivity of the dielectric substrate, on the resonant frequencies and gain. Additionally, we compare 3-D quantitative microwave breast imaging performance achieved with two different enclosed arrays of slot-loaded miniaturized patch antennas. Simulated array measurements were obtained for a 3-D anatomically realistic numerical breast phantom. The reconstructed breast images generated from miniaturized patch array data suggest that, for the realistic noise power levels assumed in this study, the variations in gain observed across this class of multiband patch antennas do not significantly impact the overall image quality. We conclude that these miniaturized antennas are promising candidates as compact array elements for shielded, multifrequency microwave breast imaging systems.
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