Title :
Transparent antenna with conical feed
Author :
Levin, Boris ; Haridim, Motti ; Chulski, Stefan
Author_Institution :
Holon Inst. of Technol., Holon, Israel
Abstract :
An equation for the current along a transparent radiator is written and solved. Based on this solution the current distribution along the radiator axis is analyzed. It is shown that the current decays abruptly along the radiator. For this reason the transmitted signal depends weakly on the radiator length. A concrete type of transparent antenna is offered and investigated. The feasibility of the proposed transparent antenna is experimentally verified. It is shown that the efficiency of the proposed transparent antenna is comparable to that of a monopole.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; antenna feeds; conical feed; radiator length; transparent antenna; transparent radiator; Antenna measurements; Conductivity; Current distribution; Dipole antennas; Films; Metals; UHF antennas; antenna theory; current distribution; integral equations; monopole antennas; transparent conducting films;
Conference_Titel :
Microwaves, Communications, Antennas and Electronics Systems (COMCAS), 2013 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tel Aviv
DOI :
10.1109/COMCAS.2013.6685244
