**5. Conclusion**

The comparison of antenna performance for single cavity Vivaldi antenna and double cavity Vivaldi antenna are reported. The single cavity and double cavity have same performances, but single cavity gives efficient impedance bandwidth than the double cavity. The gain of double cavity is better than single cavity at higher frequencies and antenna miniaturization also possible.

The simulated and measured results of the proposed antenna were compared and found to be in good agreement. The optimum performance of the antenna in simulation is obtained by using parametric analysis. VSWR less than 3:1 is achieved over the band from 8 to 18 GHz. The antenna due to its compactness and lightweight serves its applications in radio communications, avionics, spectrum monitoring and military system. It also finds applications in digital data transmission via satellites and for voice/audio transmissions.

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**Author details**

Vijayawada, India

Guntur, India

P. Venu Madhav1,2\* and M. Siva Ganga Prasad2

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1 Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, PVPSIT,

2 Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, KL University,

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