Title :
A Wideband, Low Profile, Shorted Top Hat Monocone Antenna
Author :
Aten, Daniel W. ; Haupt, Randy L.
Author_Institution :
Comput. Electromagn., Penn State Univ., State College, PA, USA
Abstract :
A new, innovative, wideband antenna design which is short compared to wavelength and has an omni-directional radiation pattern that is theta polarized is investigated. The antenna design is a shorted top hat monocone that is λ/14.7 tall and has a 3:1 bandwidth. The bandwidth of the antenna was optimized by a genetic algorithm. To verify the results, a prototype was built. Modeled and measured results compared well. A link budget analysis was also performed to verify that the design performed as well or better than a monopole.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; broadband antennas; genetic algorithms; omnidirectional antennas; genetic algorithm; link budget analysis; monopole antenna; omnidirectional radiation pattern; theta polarization; wideband low profile shorted top hat monocone antenna; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Broadband antennas; Pins; Wideband; Antenna measurements; broadband antennas; communication system performance; communication systems; electrically small antennas; monopole antennas;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.2012.2207313
