Title :
A Novel Planar Conformal Antenna Designed With Splines
Author :
Koulouridis, Stavros ; Volakis, John L.
Author_Institution :
ECE Dept., Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH
fDate :
7/1/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A broadband planar dipole, radiating from 280 to 1000 MHz (with Gain > 0 dBi), is considered for shape optimization using splines. It is demonstrated via simulations and measurements that the 0 dBi gain point is shifted to 190 MHz (32% size reduction). The entire optimization amounts to antenna reshaping.
Keywords :
broadband antennas; conformal antennas; dipole antennas; planar antennas; splines (mathematics); antenna reshaping; broadband planar dipole; planar conformal antenna; splines; Broadband planar antenna; optimization; spline shaped;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2008.2001232
