Title :
Polarization of wall currents for a planar helix enclosed in a rectangular waveguide
Author :
Ravi, Koustuban ; Aditya, Sheel
Author_Institution :
Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
Abstract :
A new structure with slow wave properties similar to those of a circular helix is described. The structure consists of a ´planar helix´ printed on a dielectric substrate and enclosed in a rectangular waveguide. In this paper the polarization of wall currents for the dominant mode has been studied to investigate the potential of the structure as an antenna. The study reveals that circularly polarized wall currents are possible with design optimization.
Keywords :
polarisation; waveguide antennas; antenna; circular helix; design optimization; dielectric substrate; planar helix; polarization; rectangular waveguide; slow wave properties; wall currents; Broadband antennas; Design optimization; Dielectric substrates; Equations; Helical antennas; Planar waveguides; Polarization; Rectangular waveguides; Strips; Waveguide components;
Conference_Titel :
Information, Communications & Signal Processing, 2007 6th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0982-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0983-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICICS.2007.4449691
