DocumentCode
1318988
Title
Thin wire antennas in chiral media
Author
Jaggard, D.L. ; Liu, J.C. ; Grot, A.
Author_Institution
Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Volume
27
Issue
3
fYear
1991
Firstpage
243
Lastpage
244
Abstract
By immersing conducting wire antennas in chiral media, their radiation characteristics can be tailored and enhanced. As the chirality of the media or length of the wire is increased, current along such antennas is characterised by a decaying rather than sinusoidal distribution. This produces reduced sidelobes, decreased main lobe beamwidths, and forbidden zones in the radiation pattern.
Keywords
antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; chiral loaded antennas; chirality; decaying current distribution; decreased main lobe beamwidths; forbidden zones; handedness; radiation characteristics; radiation pattern; reduced sidelobes; sharp main lobes; tailored radiation patterns; thin wire antennas; wire antennas in chiral media; wire length;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19910157
Filename
83235
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