High-temperature superconducting matching networks for electrically short monopole antennas

Author

Piatnicia, A.Y. ; Talisa, S.H. ; Gavaler, J.R. ; Janocko, M.A. ; Talvacchio, J. ; Buckley, M.J. ; Leader, K.M. ; Moellers, J.A. ; Schrote, M.R.

Author_Institution

Westinghouse Electron. Syst. Group, Baltimore, MD, USA

fYear

1993

Firstpage

1417

Abstract

The benefits of using thin-film high-temperature superconducting (HTS) matching networks for electrically short monopole antennas are demonstrated. Their performance was compared with that of similar matching networks made with gold, showing an efficiency improvement of 2 dB. A two-element array was also designed, fabricated, and tested using HTS matching networks and short monopoles. The matching networks were configured as microstrip single stubs.<>

Keywords

high-temperature superconductors; impedance matching; microstrip lines; monopole antennas; superconducting devices; superconducting microwave devices; HTSC; efficiency improvement; electrically short monopole antennas; microstrip single stubs; superconducting matching networks; two-element array; Dielectric thin films; High temperature superconductors; Microstrip antenna arrays; Sputtering; Substrates; Superconducting epitaxial layers; Superconductivity; Testing; Transistors; Yttrium barium copper oxide;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 1993., IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1209-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.1993.276732

Filename

276732