• DocumentCode
    2774118
  • Title

    Experimental results of an AMC antenna fabricated with a magnetically-loaded elastomeric substrate

  • Author

    McKinzie, William E., III ; Rogers, Shawn D.

  • Author_Institution
    WEMTEC, Inc., Fulton, MD
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    5-11 July 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    Experimental results are shown for low profile bent-wire monopole antennas fabricated on artificial magnetic conductors (AMCs) that contain homogeneous magnetically-loaded elastomeric substrates. The elastomeric substrate is a lower cost and lighter weight alternative to the use of ferrite tiles. A 900 MHz antenna with a 20% return loss bandwidth and 40% antenna efficiency is described.
  • Keywords
    UHF antennas; conductors (electric); magnetic devices; monopole antennas; AMC antenna; artificial magnetic conductors; homogeneous magnetically-loaded elastomeric substrates; low profile bent-wire monopole antennas; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Conductors; Costs; Ferrites; Optical reflection; Permittivity; Surface impedance; Surface waves; Tiles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2041-4
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2042-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2008.4619708
  • Filename
    4619708