Title :
Effects of solder in the feed junction on spiral antenna performance
Author :
Palreddy, Sandeep ; Anthony, Theodore K. ; Zaghloul, Amir I.
Author_Institution :
Virginia Tech., Blacksburg, VA, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents the effects of solder on spiral antenna performance by simulating different solder gaps connecting spiral antenna to balun, and comparing return loss and boresight gain of spiral antenna.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; baluns; solders; spiral antennas; balun; feed junction; return loss; solder effect; spiral antenna performance; Antenna measurements; Broadband antennas; Impedance matching; Joining processes; Loss measurement; Spirals; Solder effects; spiral with balun;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Computational Electromagnetics (ACES), 2015 31st International Review of Progress in
Conference_Location :
Williamsburg, VA
