Title :
YBCO thick film loop antenna and matching network
Author :
Lancaster, M.J. ; Maclean, T.S.M. ; Niblett, J. ; Alford, N.M. ; Button, T.W.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Birmingham Univ., UK
fDate :
3/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors report the performance of a YBCO planar thick-film small loop antenna with an integral superconducting matching network. The antenna is shown to outperform a similar silver antenna at a temperature of 77 K. The design of the antenna and matching network is such that they both fit onto a 2" square zirconia substrate, almost 1/20th of a free space wavelength at the operating frequency of 300 MHz.<>
Keywords :
barium compounds; high-temperature superconductors; loop antennas; superconducting devices; yttrium compounds; 300 MHz; YBCO thick film loop antenna; YBaCuO; high temperature superconductor; matching network; Dipole antennas; High temperature superconductors; Substrates; Superconducting films; Superconducting materials; Superconducting microwave devices; Superconductivity; Surface resistance; Thick films; Yttrium barium copper oxide;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
