• DocumentCode
    1044617
  • Title

    Spherical helical antenna with circular polarisation over a broad beam

  • Author

    Cardoso, J.C. ; Safaai-Jazi, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Virginia Polytech. Inst. of State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1993
  • Firstpage
    325
  • Lastpage
    326
  • Abstract
    A spherical helical antenna is proposed and its radiation characteristics are analysed using numerical methods and experimental measurements. Results for a 10 turn helix are presented. These results indicate that the spherical helix can provide circular polarisation over a wide beamwidth. The radiation patterns have a broad main beam, essentially no sidelobes, and low backlobe level.
  • Keywords
    antenna radiation patterns; broadcast antennas; electromagnetic wave polarisation; backlobe level; broad beam; circular polarisation; numerical methods; radiation characteristics; radiation patterns; spherical helical antenna;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19930220
  • Filename
    274764