DocumentCode
1420830
Title
Radiation characteristics of a meander-line dipole antenna
Author
Ali, M. ; Stuchly, S.S.
Author_Institution
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 3055, Victoria, B.C. V8W 3P6
Volume
22
Issue
2
fYear
1997
fDate
4/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
79
Lastpage
83
Abstract
A simple analytical method is proposed for calculation of the vertically polarized and horizontally polarized relative power densities of a meander-line dipole (MLD) antenna. A sinusoidal distribution of current that drops to zero at both ends of the dipole is assumed. Results obtained using this method are in good agreement with results computed using the Numerical Electromagnetic Code [1]. The MLD antenna has some cross-polarization, which, for a constant antenna length, can be minimized by increasing the number of meander sections. The gain of the antenna is calculated as a function of antenna length with the number of meander sections as a parameter. The gain for the MLD antenna is greater than that for a straight-wire dipole of the same length.
Keywords
Antenna radiation patterns; Density measurement; Dipole antennas; Gain; Power system measurements; Wires;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Canadian Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0840-8688
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/CJECE.1997.7101982
Filename
7101982
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