%0 Conference Paper %F Oral %T Characteristic Modes Analysis to Integrate a Feeding Network in a Wideband Superdirective Array %+ Institut d'Électronique et des Technologies du numéRique (IETR) %A Jaafar, H. %A Collardey, Sylvain %A Sharaiha, A. %< avec comité de lecture %B 2018 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, ISAP 2018 %C Busan, South Korea %I Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. %P 8627541 %8 2018-10-23 %D 2018 %K Characteristic modes analysis %K Small antennas %K Superdirectivity %Z Engineering Sciences [physics]Conference papers %X In this paper we present the integration of a feeding network in a compact endfire array to insure a wideband superdirectivity. The integration of the feeding network is done with the help of the characteristic modes analysis (CMA). The CMA provides guidelines concerning the placement of the feeding network on the antenna structure in a way to minimize its effect on the radiating modes and hence maintaining a stable radiation pattern over frequency. Several examples are presented to demonstrate this approach. The best integrated feeding network provides a wideband directivity over the desired frequency with a matched impedance. © 2018 KIEES. %G English %L hal-02089122 %U https://univ-rennes.hal.science/hal-02089122 %~ UNIV-NANTES %~ UNIV-RENNES1 %~ CNRS %~ INSA-RENNES %~ IETR %~ STATS-UR1 %~ CENTRALESUPELEC %~ UR1-HAL %~ UR1-MATH-STIC %~ UR1-UFR-ISTIC %~ IETR-CUTE %~ IETR-ADH %~ TEST-UR-CSS %~ UNIV-RENNES %~ INSA-GROUPE %~ TEST-HALCNRS %~ UR1-MATH-NUM %~ IETR-STAR %~ NANTES-UNIVERSITE %~ UNIV-NANTES-AV2022