Title :
Backfire mode zigzag antenna
Author :
Nakano, Hisamatsu ; Yokota, Sho ; Mimaki, H. ; Yamauchi, Junji
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Eng., Hosei Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
A backfire mode zigzag antenna is analysed using the method of moments. The effects of the filament length of the zigzag on the -10 dB beam width is calculated. The zigzag antenna is applied to a symmetrical paraboloidal reflector antenna as a primary feed. The reflector antenna shows a relatively constant gain in the communication satellite frequency band 12.25-2.75 GHz.
Keywords :
antenna feeders; antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; reflector antennas; 2.75 to 12.25 GHz; backfire mode zigzag antenna; beam width; communication satellite frequency band; constant gain; current distribution; method of moments; primary feed; radiation patterns; symmetrical paraboloidal reflector antenna; zigzag filament length;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19931267
