Title :
Directivity of short backfire antenna
Author_Institution :
University of Strathclyde, School of Electrical Engineering, Department of Electronic Science & Telecommunications, Glasgow, UK
fDate :
11/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An expression for the directivity of a short backfire antenna has been derived in terms of the reflection coefficient of the plane conductor. The analysis considers only the series of images behind the surface-wave reflector and the dipole feed. Using this expression, the directivity is calculated and compared with the experimentally obtained directivity. The gain was measured in the laboratory by the standard method, using microwave-absorbing material to reduce the effect of unwanted reflections from the floor, ceiling etc.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; reflector antennas; calculation directivity; directivity from the view point of multiple images; expression in terms of reflection coefficient of the plane conductor; gain measurement using microwave absorbing material; short backfire antenna;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Engineers, Proceedings of the Institution of
DOI :
10.1049/piee.1971.0283
