Title :
Wideband stepped reflector for Archimedean spiral antenna
Author :
Djoma, Christopher ; Begaud, Xavier ; Lepage, Anne Claire ; Mallégol, Stéphane ; Jousset, Michel
Author_Institution :
Inst. TELECOM, TELECOM ParisTech., Paris, France
Abstract :
This paper presents the advantages of a Perfect Electric Conductor (PEC) used as a stepped reflector for an Archimedean spiral antenna. Such a configuration is used to improve the broadside gain over a relative bandwidth of 145%.
Keywords :
reflector antennas; spiral antennas; Archimedean spiral antenna; PEC; broadside gain improvement; perfect electric conductor; wideband stepped reflector; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Gain; Reflector antennas; Spirals;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0461-0
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2012.6348528
