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Manuel Jose Lopez MoralesAuthorFernando Rodríguez VarelaCorresponding AuthorManuel Sierra CastañerAuthor

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January 14, 2020
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Efficient Design of Radial Line Slot Antennas Using Currents Synthesis and Optimization

Publicated to:Ieee Antennas And Wireless Propagation Letters. 19 (3): 487-491 - 2020-03-01 19(3), DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2020.2966124

Authors: Lopez-Morales, MJ; Varela, FR; Vazquez, DV; Castaner, MS

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ETSI Telecomunicacion, Technical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain, Madrid Spain 28040 (e-mail: manuel.sierra@upm.es) - Author
Seales, Sistemas y Radiocomunicaciones, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, 16771 Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid Spain (e-mail: d.vagace@alumnos.upm.es) - Author
Seales, Sistemas y Radiocomunicaciones, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, 16771 Valdemoro, Madrid Spain 28341 (e-mail: f.rodriguezv@upm.es) - Author
Univ Carlos III Madrid, Dept Signal Theory & Commun, Madrid 28911, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Signals Syst & Radiocommun, E-28040 Madrid, Spain - Author
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 16726 Madrid, Madrid Spain (e-mail: manueljose.lopez@uc3m.es) - Author
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Abstract

This paper aims to develop an innovative, fast and effective technique to design Radial Line Slot Antennas (RLSAs) capable of obtaining non-conventional radiation properties by means of combining analytic approaches with optimization techniques. This technique has two advantages (1,2) and one disadvantage (3): (1) it allows to obtain much more complicated designs than the classical ones, including maximum directivity/gain and SLL control as examples of classical designs, (2) in a quite faster way, but (3) a proper error function for the optimization procedure that captures all the design requirements must be found. To verify the validity of this design technique we compare it with other design techniques and we have particularized it to the design of antennas with highest gain.

Keywords

Antenna arrayAntenna synthesisGhzMillimeter waveOptimizationRadial line slot antennas (rlsas)

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Ieee Antennas And Wireless Propagation Letters due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2020, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 1.21, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-16, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 4
  • Scopus: 6
  • Google Scholar: 8

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-16:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 5 (PlumX).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (LOPEZ MORALES, MANUEL JOSE) and Last Author (SIERRA CASTAÑER, MANUEL).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been RODRIGUEZ VARELA, FERNANDO.