• DocumentCode
    1005625
  • Title

    Size Reduction of a Low-Profile Spiral Antenna Using Inductive and Dielectric Loading

  • Author

    Kramer, B.A. ; Chen, C.C. ; Volakis, J.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Ohio State Univ., Columbus
  • Volume
    7
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    6/30/1905 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    22
  • Lastpage
    25
  • Abstract
    This letter discusses a miniature low profile ultrawideband (UWB) spiral. The antenna is miniaturized using a combination of dielectric and inductive loading. In addition, a ferrite coated ground plane is adopted in place of the traditional metallic ground plane for profile reduction. Using full-wave simulations and measurements, it is shown that the miniaturized spiral can achieve similar performance to a traditional planar spiral twice its size.
  • Keywords
    dielectric-loaded antennas; ferrites; spiral antennas; ultra wideband antennas; dielectric loading; ferrite coated ground plane; inductive loading; metallic ground plane; miniature low profile ultrawideband spiral antenna; profile reduction; size reduction; Antenna measurements; Aperture antennas; Arm; Bandwidth; Dielectrics; Ferrites; Frequency; Loaded antennas; Spirals; Ultra wideband technology; Ferrite ground plane; inductive loading; low-profile antenna; spiral antenna;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1536-1225
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LAWP.2007.914116
  • Filename
    4400845