Abstract
An ultra-wideband and high-gain Vivaldi antenna with artificial electromagnetic material, suitable for ground-penetrating radar (GPR) systems, is proposed. Directors loaded inside the antenna gradient slot direct electromagnetic waves by inducing current to improve gain. The artificial electromagnetic material, also called metamaterial, is composed of multiple "H"-shaped units arranged in a certain regular pattern, loaded at the antenna aperture. The artificial electromagnetic units affect the antenna radiation waves by changing the refractive index to improve radiation directivity. The four Vivaldi units are arranged into a horn-shaped array, and each two units are orthogonally fed to realize dual polarization. Experimental results demonstrate that the antenna has good impedance matching of S11≤-10 dB in 0.9-4 GHz, and the maximum realized gain can reach 15.2 dBi.
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