• DocumentCode
    676111
  • Title

    Radiation from a metahelical antenna

  • Author

    Nakano, Hisamatsu ; Tanaka, Mitsuru ; Yamauchi, Junji

  • Author_Institution
    Hosei Univ., Koganei, Japan
  • Volume
    02
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    23-25 Oct. 2013
  • Firstpage
    1206
  • Lastpage
    1207
  • Abstract
    A novel helical antenna, designated as the metahelical antenna, is proposed, where the helical arm has electromagnetic right-handed (RH) and left-handed (LH) properties. The antenna design process is described. It is found that the metahelical antenna radiates a circularly polarized (CP) wave within two frequency bands. The rotational sense of the CP wave within one of the frequency bands is opposite to that of the CP wave within the other frequency band. The VSWR is less than 2, as desired, when the gain is at the maximum value.
  • Keywords
    electromagnetic waves; helical antennas; VSWR; circularly polarized wave; electromagnetic left-handed properties; electromagnetic right-handed properties; helical arm; metahelical antenna; radiation; Antenna feeds; Antenna radiation patterns; Dielectrics; Directive antennas; Helical antennas; Reflector antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas & Propagation (ISAP), 2013 Proceedings of the International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Nanjing
  • Print_ISBN
    978-7-5641-4279-7
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6717720