Microwave breast phantom measurements with a cavity-backed Vivaldi antenna

Abbak M., CAYOREN M., Akduman İ.

IET MICROWAVES ANTENNAS & PROPAGATION, vol.8, no.13, pp.1127-1133, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8 Issue: 13
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1049/iet-map.2013.0484
  • Journal Name: IET MICROWAVES ANTENNAS & PROPAGATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1127-1133
  • Istanbul Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The authors design a cavity-backed Vivaldi antenna (CBVA) for microwave breast measurements. The design criteria for the antenna is shaped by the requirements of the free-space measurement scenario where the receiving and the transmitting antennas are rotated by a mechanical scanner. Later, the authors have performed various breast phantom measurements with the CBVA to reveal its feasibility for microwave tomography.