Title :
Synthesis of printed quadrifilar helical antenna
Author :
Louvigné, J.C. ; Sharaiha, A.
Author_Institution :
CNRS, Rennes I Univ., France
fDate :
3/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A method to reduce the axial length of a printed quadrifilar helical antenna by optimisation algorithm while maintaining the different features (radiation coverage, axial ratio, impedance) is investigated. The synthesis is performed on the antenna pitch angle
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; helical antennas; microstrip antennas; simulated annealing; optimisation algorithm; pitch angle; printed quadrifilar helical antenna; radiation pattern; simulated annealing; synthesis;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010215
