• DocumentCode
    1017693
  • Title

    Mode conversion by tunnel nonuniformities in leaky feeder communication systems

  • Author

    Seidel, David B. ; Wait, James R.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1979
  • fDate
    7/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    560
  • Lastpage
    563
  • Abstract
    Using an idealized theoretical model, the inadvertent mode conversion between the bifilar and monofilar modes are dealt with in a tunnel that contains a braided coaxial cable. The tunnel is allowed to have various kinds of lateral nonuniformities such as changes of wall conductivity and permittivity. We conclude that such effects are very important in understanding leaky feeder systems.
  • Keywords
    Coaxial cables; Electromagnetic propagation in nonhomogeneous media; Leaky-wave antennas; Attenuation; Coaxial cables; Communication systems; Conductivity; Dielectric losses; Frequency; Permittivity; Surface impedance; Transmission line theory; US Department of Commerce;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.1979.1142134
  • Filename
    1142134