Title :
Theoretical and Experimental Attenuation of the Open Ring Line
Author :
Fray, C. ; Papiernik, A.
Abstract :
The dispersion curve and attenuation constant of the open ring line operating in the fundamental dipolar mode is discussed and this line is shown to be a low loss structure. Measurements on a line consisting of equally spaced rings of an aluminium-alloy held by a metallic rod agree with theory. The attenuation is less than 5 dB/km below 1.8 GHz. Possible applications include railway obstacle detection and telecommunications.
Keywords :
Attenuation measurement; Conductivity; Current density; Dispersion; Electromagnetic measurements; Load flow; Magnetic losses; Prototypes; Rail transportation; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 1976. 6th European
Conference_Location :
Rome, Italy
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.1976.332365
