• DocumentCode
    3608573
  • Title

    Wideband low-profile null-filled monopole antenna for aircraft flush-mount applications

  • Author

    Jae-Hoon Bang

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Radio & Commun. Eng., Chungbuk Nat. Univ., Cheongju, South Korea
  • Volume
    51
  • Issue
    21
  • fYear
    2015
  • Firstpage
    1635
  • Lastpage
    1637
  • Abstract
    A wideband low-profile null-filled monopole antenna for aircraft flush-mount applications is presented. The antenna consists of a semicircular monopole and a direct-fed dual loop in a flanged cylindrical cavity. The zenith null in the monopole radiation pattern is filled by horizontal currents of the dual loop. Measurement shows that the proposed antenna has a reflection coefficient of <;-10 dB over 4.53-7.43 GHz, 6.45 dBi maximum gain, -0.8 dBi filled null depth and a -3.7 dBi minimum horizontal gain at 6 GHz.
  • Keywords
    aircraft communication; antenna radiation patterns; broadband antennas; loop antennas; microwave antennas; monopole antennas; aircraft flush-mount applications; direct-fed dual loop; flanged cylindrical cavity; frequency 4.53 GHz to 7.43 GHz; horizontal currents; monopole radiation pattern; semicircular monopole; wideband low-profile null-filled monopole antenna; zenith null;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2015.1521
  • Filename
    7300474