Design and Optimization of a Bowtie Antenna for Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) System

Authors Rihab Roubhi1, Mohammed Bendaoued1 , Anouar Es-saleh1 , Soufian Lakrit3 , Sudipta Das4 , Mohamed Atounti3 , Ahmed Faize3
Affiliations

1Université Mohammed Premier Oujda, Faculté Pluridisciplinaire of Nador Mathematics and Information Systems Laboratory, Morocco

2LMIET FST of Settat, University of Hassan 1st, Morocco

3Université Mohammed Premier Oujda, Ecole Supérieure de Technologie of Nador, Mathematics and Information Systems Laboratory, Morocco

4Electronics and Communication Engineering, IMPS College of Engineering & Technology, Malda, West Bengal, India

Е-mail rihab.roubhi@ump.ac.ma
Issue Volume 15, Year 2023, Number 4
Dates Received 15 June 2023; revised manuscript received 16 August 2023; published online 30 August 2023
Citation Rihab Roubhi, Mohammed Bendaoued, et al., J. Nano- Electron. Phys. 15 No 4, 04012 (2023)
DOI https://doi.org/10.21272/jnep.15(4).04012
PACS Number(s) 84.40.Ba
Keywords Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), Bowtie Antenna, BF, CST (6) .
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The location of underground objects can be determined by using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) system. The GPR operates in both MHz and GHz frequency band ranges and it uses ultra-wideband (UWB) radar systems. These systems are used to obtain high-resolution values for the accurate detection of objects. Typically, UWB radar systems for GPR technology are implemented using different types of antennas such as TEM horn antennas, cone slot antennas, helical antennas, bow-tie antennas, and Vivaldi antennas. The antenna characteristics required by ground penetrating radar systems must have a large bandwidth to check image resolution. This article describes the design method and theoretical conception of a bow-tie antenna that is developed for GPR applications. The dimensional parameters of the antenna are varied and their effects are judged in order to analyze its influence on return loss and operating bandwidth. The prescribed antenna is designed on a low-cost FR-4 substrate of 520 mm  240 mm dimensions. Bow-tie antennas have been extensively studied and used to transmit and receive electromagnetic waves. The advantages of using this form are high radiation efficiency, thin profile, ease of manufacture and low manufacturing cost. Bow-tie antennas have been researched and developed as special-purpose electromagnetic wave receivers or transmitters. We have studied the dimensions of the antenna in the frequency range from 0.1 GHz to 3 GHz, using the electromagnetic simulation tool in the frequency domain CST.

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