• DocumentCode
    1435622
  • Title

    Antennas employing conical dielectric horns. Part 1: Propagation and radiation characteristics of dielectric cones

  • Author

    Clarricoats, P.J.B. ; Salema, C.E.R.C.

  • Author_Institution
    University of London, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Queen Mary College, London, UK
  • Volume
    120
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1973
  • fDate
    7/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    741
  • Lastpage
    749
  • Abstract
    An approximate theory for the propagation and radiation characteristics of dielectric cones is developed. A formulation in terms of spherical modes is used in the interior of the cone, and boundary conditions are applied so that the field exterior to the cone has surface-wave properties. The propagation and radiation characteristics are found to resemble closely those for corrugated horns, and experimental results support the theoretical predictions.
  • Keywords
    antenna feeders; antenna radiation patterns; dielectric devices; waveguide antennas; antennas; conical dielectric horns; dielectric cones; propagation characteristics; radiation characteristics; spherical modes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineers, Proceedings of the Institution of
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0020-3270
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/piee.1973.0162
  • Filename
    5252000