Title :
Simple cloak for antenna blockage reduction
Author :
Alitalo, Pekka ; Valagiannopoulos, Constantinos A. ; Tretyakov, Sergei A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radio Sci. & Eng., Aalto Univ., Espoo, Finland
Abstract :
A simple design of an electromagnetic cloak is used to “hide” metallic cylinders placed near a horn antenna. The antenna´s directivity with and without the cloak is studied with numerical simulations to verify the operation of the cloak.
Keywords :
horn antennas; invisibility cloaks; antenna blockage reduction; antenna directivity; electromagnetic cloak; horn antenna; Directive antennas; Electromagnetic scattering; Horn antennas; Materials; Metals;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI), 2011 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Spokane, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9562-7
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2011.5996800
