Title :
Effect of curvature on tapered slot antennas
Author :
Lee, R.O. ; Simons, R.N.
Author_Institution :
NASA Lewis Res. Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
Abstract :
The effects of the tapered profile and the curvature of the mounting structure on tapered slot antennas were experimentally investigated. Results indicate that both effects have significant impacts on the gain, beamwidth, bandwidth and cross-polarised level of the tapered slot antennas. These results are presented and discussed.
Keywords :
antenna accessories; antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; electromagnetic wave polarisation; slot antennas; antenna radiation patterns; bandwidth; beamwidth; cross polarised level; experiment; gain; mounting structure curvature; tapered profile; tapered slot antennas; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Degradation; Directive antennas; Frequency; Loss measurement; Microwave antennas; NASA; Slot antennas; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1996. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3216-4
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1996.549572
