• DocumentCode
    2664485
  • Title

    Moment method analysis of a helical antenna printed on a dielectric hemisphere

  • Author

    Latef, T.A. ; Khamas, S.K.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    16-17 Nov. 2009
  • Firstpage
    189
  • Lastpage
    192
  • Abstract
    A printed spherical helical wire antenna is modelled using the method of moments. The effects of the dielectric sphere permittivity on the antenna characteristics have been studied. Computed results have been validated against simulations using a commercial software package.
  • Keywords
    helical antennas; method of moments; microstrip antennas; permittivity; wire antennas; dielectric hemisphere; dielectric sphere permittivity; moment method analysis; printed spherical helical wire antenna; Antenna accessories; Antenna feeds; Antenna radiation patterns; Antennas and propagation; Dielectrics; Green´s function methods; Helical antennas; Moment methods; Permittivity; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas & Propagation Conference, 2009. LAPC 2009. Loughborough
  • Conference_Location
    Loughborough
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2720-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2721-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LAPC.2009.5352505
  • Filename
    5352505