Title :
Antenna applications of 3M thin film artificial dielectric
Author :
Walton, E. ; Tseng, H.-W. ; Henderson, L.W.
Author_Institution :
ElectroSci. Lab., Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
Abstract :
A set of measurements of the characteristics of antennas loaded by a 3M thin film artificial dielectric is described. It is shown that it is possible to shift the operating frequency of these antennas without increasing the loss. It is also shown that it is possible to build antenna structures (such as slot antennas, flare slot antennas and conformal loop antennas) which are much smaller than unloaded antennas without loss in gain. This type of material represents an extra degree of freedom which can be used during the antenna design process.
Keywords :
antenna testing; conformal antennas; dielectric materials; dielectric-loaded antennas; loop antennas; slot antennas; 3M thin film artificial dielectric; antenna applications; antenna design; antenna measurements; antenna structures; conformal loop antennas; dielectric loaded antennas; flare slot antennas; operating frequency; slot antennas; Antenna measurements; Dielectric materials; Dielectric measurements; Dielectric substrates; Dielectric thin films; Frequency; Impedance measurement; Laboratories; Loaded antennas; Slot antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1995. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
Newport Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2719-5
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1995.530949
