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Document Type	thesis
Author Name	Harty, Daniel D.
URN	etd-011411-110214
Title	Novel Design of a Wideband Ribcage-Dipole Array and its Feeding Network
Degree	MS
Department	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Advisors	Sergey Makarov, Co-Advisor Francesca Scirč Scappuzzo , Co-Advisor Reinhold Ludwig , Committee Member Angelo Puzella, Committee Member
Keywords	volumetric dipole Wilkinson power divider feeding network wideband dipole array
Date of Presentation/Defense	2010-12-17
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract In this thesis the focus was on the design, fabrication, and tests of the feeding networks individually and within an array system. The array feeding network is a corporate-fed type utilizing equal-split, stepped-multiple sections of the conventional Wilkinson power divider in microstrip form with a unique topology. The feeding network was specifically designed for a broadside relatively small linearly-polarized wideband UHF non-scanning array for directed power applications that uses an array radiator with a new volumetric ribcage dipole configuration. The array has a large impedance bandwidth and consistent front lobe gain over the wide frequency band. Theoretical and experimental results describing the performance of the array feeding network and the array are presented and discussed.
Files	Thesis_Final.pdf

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