Title :
Moment method analysis of a helical antenna printed on a dielectric hemisphere
Author :
Latef, T.A. ; Khamas, S.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Abstract :
A printed spherical helical wire antenna is modelled using the method of moments. The effects of the dielectric sphere permittivity on the antenna characteristics have been studied. Computed results have been validated against simulations using a commercial software package.
Keywords :
helical antennas; method of moments; microstrip antennas; permittivity; wire antennas; dielectric hemisphere; dielectric sphere permittivity; moment method analysis; printed spherical helical wire antenna; Antenna accessories; Antenna feeds; Antenna radiation patterns; Antennas and propagation; Dielectrics; Green´s function methods; Helical antennas; Moment methods; Permittivity; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas & Propagation Conference, 2009. LAPC 2009. Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2720-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2721-5
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2009.5352505
