The shaped-beam polyrod antenna

Author

Schrank, Hal ; Herscovici, Naftali

Author_Institution

14414 Cuba Road, Hunt Valley, MD, USA

Volume

36

Issue

2

fYear

1994

fDate

4/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

55

Lastpage

57

Abstract

The polyrod antenna (or the dielectric-rod antenna) has been known for some time. It is used primarily for its simplicity and unique pattern characteristics. The most interesting characteristic of this antenna is that the radiation pattern can be controlled not only by the cross section, dielectric properties, and length, but also by shaping its axis. By shaping the rod axis, various patterns can be obtained, some of them very useful. The antenna described paper has a typical polyrod pattern in the azimuth plane (H-plane), and a quasi-cosec/sup 2/ pattern in the elevation plane (E-plane).<>

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; directive antennas; microwave antennas; 9 to 11 GHz; E-plane; H-plane; SHF; azimuth plane; cross section; dielectric properties; dielectric-rod antenna; elevation plane; length; pattern characteristics; quasicosec/sup 2/ pattern; radiation pattern; rod axis; shaped-beam polyrod antenna; Antenna radiation patterns; Antennas and propagation; Azimuth; Dielectrics; Frequency; Geometry; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Shape control; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1045-9243

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/74.275554

Filename

275554