Title :
Polarization stability of the helical beam antenna
Author_Institution :
Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
fDate :
9/1/1968 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An analysis of the axial ratio variation over the main beam of the helical beam antenna shows that the polarization stability improves with increasing number of turns, with smaller pitch angle, and with decreased To mode amplitude.
Keywords :
Helical antennas; Current distribution; Current measurement; Directional antennas; Directive antennas; Helical antennas; Polarization; Resonance; Solids; Space exploration; Stability analysis;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1968.1139255
