• DocumentCode
    2708431
  • Title

    Quadrifilar Helical Antenna Array for Line-of-Sight Communications in an Ocean Environment

  • Author

    Josypenko, Michael J. ; Casey, John P. ; Davis, Stephen M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Commun., Imaging, & EW Sensors, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Div., Newport, RI
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    9-14 July 2006
  • Firstpage
    4701
  • Lastpage
    4704
  • Abstract
    This paper describes the design of a vertically stacked array of quadrifilar helix antennas that is installed on a buoy that floats along the ocean surface for the purpose of supporting both transmit and receive communications along line-of-sight paths. These antennas are capable of providing hemispherical coverage overhead with sufficient gain and low sensitivity to multipath interference
  • Keywords
    antenna arrays; antenna feeds; electromagnetic wave interference; electromagnetic wave polarisation; helical antennas; buoy; line-of-sight communications; multipath interference; ocean environment; quadrifilar helical antenna array; quadrifilar helix antennas; receive communications; transmit communications; vertically stacked antenna array; Antenna arrays; Cables; Conductors; Feeds; Frequency; Helical antennas; Impedance; Oceans; Sensor arrays; Underwater communication;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 2006, IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Albuquerque, NM
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0123-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2006.1711689
  • Filename
    1711689