Abstract:A design of high sensitivity Vivaldi antenna is introduced for detecting the low sugar and salt concentrations in water. The reason for selecting the Vivaldi antenna configuration is to provide two desired features; ultra-wideband and a high directivity so the surrounding clutter effect can be minimized. The prospective antenna embraces the ultra-wideband (UWB) from 4 GHz to 11 GHz. Two techniques are exploited to improve the antenna detectability; epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) metamaterial and antenna aperture amen… Show more
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