Title :
Design of a closely-spaced, multiple-element parasitic antenna array
Author :
Yang Li ; Dong Xue
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Baylor Univ., Waco, TX, USA
Abstract :
A new design methodology for a closely-spaced, multiple-element parasitic antenna array is proposed. The design is based on the identified dominant surface wave mechanism. Optimum surface wave phase velocity is first determined for a fixed length array, and the antenna gain, radiation pattern, efficiency and input impedance are presented and optimized. Both numerical simulations and measurements are implemented.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; wave mechanics; antenna gain; fixed length array; input impedance; multiple-element parasitic antenna array; phase velocity; radiation pattern; surface wave mechanism; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Arrays; Surface impedance; Surface waves; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (URSI GASS), 2014 XXXIth URSI
Conference_Location :
Beijing
DOI :
10.1109/URSIGASS.2014.6929160
