Title :
Applications of superconductors in antenna systems
Author_Institution :
STC Technol. Ltd., Harlow, UK
Abstract :
The new ceramic `high temperature´ superconductors are potentially of use in antenna systems, assuming liquid nitrogen cooling is available. The following areas have been considered: electrically small antennas at VHF and UHF, and below 1 MHz; electrically large antennas such as centimetric array feed systems and millimetric antenna feed systems; coaxial cables; cavity resonators; and `SQUIDS´ for ELF reception. A detailed assessment of these possible applications has been made
Keywords :
antennas; high-temperature superconductors; superconducting devices; 1 MHz; ELF reception; SQUIDS; UHF; VHF; antenna systems; cavity resonators; centimetric array feed systems; ceramic superconductors; coaxial cables; electrically large antennas; electrically small antennas; high temperature superconductors; liquid nitrogen cooling; millimetric antenna feed systems;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 1989. ICAP 89., Sixth International Conference on (Conf. Publ. No.301)
Conference_Location :
Coventry
