• DocumentCode
    2793771
  • Title

    Trapped wave antennas

  • Author

    Ehrenspeck, H. ; Gerbes, W. ; Zucker, F.

  • Author_Institution
    Air Force Cambridge Research Center, Cambridge, MA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1966
  • fDate
    21-25 March 1966
  • Firstpage
    25
  • Lastpage
    30
  • Abstract
    The question is first raised as to how a ´trapped´ wave radiates, and what beam shapes it can produce. The results are compared with the radiation fields produced by conventional antenna apertures. A flush-mounted type of antenna is discussed which utilizes waves trapped in single and multiple dielectric layers. The calculated mode characteristics are in very good agreement with experimental results. By means of phase and amplitude control, it should be possible to design such antennas with a great variety of beam shapes in azimuth and elevation.
  • Keywords
    Antenna radiation patterns; Apertures; Delay effects; Equations; Phase control; Propagation delay; Shape; Slabs; Space exploration; Surface waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    1958 IRE International Convention Record
  • Conference_Location
    New York, NY, USA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IRECON.1954.1150179
  • Filename
    1150179