Title :
Radiation characteristics of strip loaded hollow dielectric E-plane sectoral horn antennas
Author :
Joseph, Vineetha P. ; Mathew, Sanu ; Jacob, Jeevamma ; Mathew, K.T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Cochin Univ. of Sci. & Technol.
fDate :
11/20/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors report the development of a novel E-plane sectoral horn. A metallic strip of optimum length loaded on the horn is capable of giving symmetric patterns both in the E and H-planes with low sidelobe levels
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; dielectric waveguides; horn antennas; E-plane sectoral horn antennas; hollow dielectric; metallic strip; radiation characteristics; sidelobe levels; strip loaded antennas; symmetric patterns;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19971333
