• DocumentCode
    1395054
  • Title

    Transmission-Line Cloak as an Antenna

  • Author

    Vehmas, Joni ; Alitalo, Pekka ; Tretyakov, Sergei A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Radio Sci. & Eng., Aalto Univ., Aalto, Finland
  • Volume
    10
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    7/3/1905 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1594
  • Lastpage
    1597
  • Abstract
    Transmission-line cloak provides a simple yet wideband solution for cloaking an object. In this letter, it is shown how the basic transmission-line cloak geometry can be modified so that the cloak structure itself acts as an antenna at a frequency well below the cloaking frequency. The structure retains its cloaking properties despite these modifications. Two types of cloak-antennas are presented: a dipole antenna and a monopole antenna. The operation of these antennas is verified using simulations and measurements. It is also shown how the antenna resonance frequency can be tuned by changing its geometry.
  • Keywords
    dipole antennas; invisibility cloaks; monopole antennas; resonance; telecommunication transmission lines; antenna resonance frequency; cloak antenna; cloak structure; cloaking frequency; cloaking property; dipole antenna; monopole antenna; transmission-line cloak geometry; wide band solution; Antenna radiation patterns; Dipole antennas; Geometry; Metals; Resonant frequency; Transmission lines; Antenna; cloaking; transmission lines;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1536-1225
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LAWP.2011.2179000
  • Filename
    6099549