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In this study, it is shown that the bandwidth of a quarter-wave slot can be enhanced by placing the slot on a slant to the edge of a metallic patch rather than placing it orthogonally to the edge. The work reported in this thesis also shows that not only does the bandwidth for a slanted slot increase, but the behavior of the slot becomes more robust to changes in the size of the metallic plate containing the slot. This same effect is studied with the analogous trapezoidal half-wavelength slot; however, while these benefits are found to still exist for the trapezoidal slot, the bandwidth does not increase as much as for the slanted slot case. The results of this study were distilled into a design procedure and the procedure was evaluated by designing a slanted slot and comparing its measurements with the simulated results. 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The work reported in this thesis also shows that not only does the bandwidth for a slanted slot increase, but the behavior of the slot becomes more robust to changes in the size of the metallic plate containing the slot. This same effect is studied with the analogous trapezoidal half-wavelength slot; however, while these benefits are found to still exist for the trapezoidal slot, the bandwidth does not increase as much as for the slanted slot case. The results of this study were distilled into a design procedure and the procedure was evaluated by designing a slanted slot and comparing its measurements with the simulated results. 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