• DocumentCode
    1026064
  • Title

    A wide-band electrically small superdirective array

  • Author

    Newman, Edward H. ; Schrote, Mark R.

  • Author_Institution
    The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1982
  • fDate
    11/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1172
  • Lastpage
    1176
  • Abstract
    The characteristics and a design procedure for an electrically small superdirective array with a 3-to-1 pattern bandwidth are presented. Theoretical patterns are compared with measurements. Trade-offs between array size, tolerances, directivity, and signal strength are discussed.
  • Keywords
    Antenna arrays; Bandwidth; Constraint optimization; Copper; Design optimization; Electric variables measurement; Feeds; Impedance; Phased arrays; Wideband; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.1982.1142971
  • Filename
    1142971