• DocumentCode
    108543
  • Title

    Hansen-Woodyard Condition for 2-D Leaky-Wave Antennas

  • Author

    Chaoqun Zhang ; Jackson, David R. ; Yunliang Long

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Commun. Eng., Sun Yat-sen Univ., Guangzhou, China
  • Volume
    62
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    May-14
  • Firstpage
    2351
  • Lastpage
    2360
  • Abstract
    A Hansen-Woodyard condition is developed for a 2-D radial leaky-wave antenna. The optimum phase constant that gives maximum endfire directivity is calculated for two cases; one considers the array factor only and the other includes the element pattern. A comparison between 1-D and 2-D Hansen-Woodyard conditions for leaky-wave antennas is made. The optimum radiation efficiency that maximizes the endfire gain of a 2-D leaky-wave antenna is also found.
  • Keywords
    antenna arrays; leaky wave antennas; 2D leaky wave antennas; Hansen Woodyard condition; maximum endfire directivity; optimum phase constant; Apertures; Approximation methods; Arrays; Attenuation; Leaky wave antennas; Substrates; Surface waves; 2-D Hansen-Woodyard condition; Endfire; leaky wave antenna;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.2014.2307312
  • Filename
    6746026