DocumentCode
1041323
Title
A circularly-polarized corner reflector antenna
Author
Woodward, Oakley M., Jr.
Author_Institution
RCA Corporation, Moorestown, NJ, USA
Volume
5
Issue
3
fYear
1957
fDate
7/1/1957 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
290
Lastpage
297
Abstract
Unidirectional, circularly-polarized radiation may be obtained by tilting a dipole in a corner reflector. Inherent advantages of this antenna are the simplicity of both the construction and adjustment. The theory of images is employed to develop the basic theory of the antenna for the cases of greatest practical interest. An experimental investigation has been made on the radiation characteristics of a practical-sized antenna as a function of its geometric parameters. From this data, an antenna producing unidirectional, circularly-polarized radiation has been designed and constructed.
Keywords
Corner reflector antennas; Reflector antennas, corner; Antenna theory; Antennas and propagation; Dipole antennas; Image analysis; Laboratories; Mathematical analysis; Polarization; Receiving antennas; Reflector antennas; Springs;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation, IRE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-1973
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAP.1957.1144512
Filename
1144512
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