The probe-fed zonal slot antenna cut onto a cylindrical conducting cavity

Author

Leung, Kwok Wa ; Chan, Lai Yin

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, China

Volume

53

Issue

12

fYear

2005

Firstpage

3949

Lastpage

3952

Abstract

A zonal slot antenna cut onto a cylindrical cavity is investigated in this paper. An L-probe is placed inside the cavity to feed the antenna efficiently. Ansoft HFSS is used to simulate the input impedance, radiation pattern, and antenna gain of the antenna. It is found that design of the antenna is very easy and simple. The resonant frequency is predominantly controlled by the cavity radius, whereas the impedance match can easily be obtained by varying the cavity height and/or the parameters of the L-probe. Measurements were carried out to verify the simulations, and reasonable agreement between them is found.

Keywords

antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; conducting bodies; impedance matching; slot antennas; Ansoft HFSS; L-probe measurement; antenna feed; cylindrical conducting cavity; impedance matching; probe-fed zonal slot antenna; radiation pattern; resonant frequency; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Antennas and propagation; Dielectric resonator antennas; Engine cylinders; Feeds; Frequency estimation; Impedance; Resonant frequency; Slot antennas; Cylindrical cavity; L-probe; slot antenna;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAP.2005.859997

Filename

1549976