Title :
Magnetically scannable microstrip antenna employing a leaky gyromagnetic microstrip line
Author :
Fuh, Kuen-Fwu ; Tzuang, Ching-Kuang C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electr. Commun. Eng., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
fDate :
8/3/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Rigorous full-wave spectral-domain analyses of a magnetically scannable gyromagnetic microstrip leaky-wave antenna are presented. Varying the DC magnetic bias field by ~6.5%, the maximum radiation angle of the leaky-wave antenna, measured from the horizon, shifts from zero to almost 90°
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; leaky wave antennas; magnetic microwave devices; microstrip antennas; scanning antennas; spectral-domain analysis; DC magnetic bias field; full-wave spectral-domain analysis; leaky gyromagnetic microstrip line; magnetically scannable antenna; maximum radiation angle; microstrip antenna;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19950951