DocumentCode
2939609
Title
Simple cloak for antenna blockage reduction
Author
Alitalo, Pekka ; Valagiannopoulos, Constantinos A. ; Tretyakov, Sergei A.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Radio Sci. & Eng., Aalto Univ., Espoo, Finland
fYear
2011
fDate
3-8 July 2011
Firstpage
669
Lastpage
672
Abstract
A simple design of an electromagnetic cloak is used to “hide” metallic cylinders placed near a horn antenna. The antenna´s directivity with and without the cloak is studied with numerical simulations to verify the operation of the cloak.
Keywords
horn antennas; invisibility cloaks; antenna blockage reduction; antenna directivity; electromagnetic cloak; horn antenna; Directive antennas; Electromagnetic scattering; Horn antennas; Materials; Metals;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI), 2011 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Spokane, WA
ISSN
1522-3965
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-9562-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2011.5996800
Filename
5996800
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