Title :
A study of a bowtie antenna integrated into a high-impedance ground plane
Author :
Stewart, J.W. ; Wood, W.D.
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch. of Eng. & Manage., Air Force Inst. of Technol., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Abstract :
The performance of a bowtie antenna placed in the plane of a high-impedance ground plane (HIGP) is examined. The antenna and HIGP are individually optimized to operate at the same frequency. Computational results are presented for the antenna gain and input impedance. Additional results are presented in which the antenna input impedance has been matched to the characteristic line impedance through post processing of the data. The antenna gain, input impedance, and return loss are used as figures of merit to evaluate the effectiveness of an integrated HIGP antenna. Results show that the interaction between the antenna and HIGP shifts the intended resonant frequency and reduces the bandwidth.
Keywords :
antenna earths; antenna theory; dipole antennas; electric impedance; losses; HICT; antenna gain; antenna input impedance; antenna return loss; bandwidth reduction; characteristic line impedance; data post processing; high-impedance ground plane; integrated HIGP antenna; integrated bowtie antenna; optimized HIGP; optimized antenna; resonant frequency shift; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Dipole antennas; Impedance matching; Patch antennas; Periodic structures; Photonic band gap; Reflector antennas; Resonant frequency; Transmission line antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Columbus, OH, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7846-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2003.1220406
