Title :
Meander line technique for size reduction of quadrifilar helix antenna
Author :
Chew, Daniel K C ; Saunders, Simon R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Surrey, UK
fDate :
6/24/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A method to reduce the axial length of a conventional printed quadrifilar helix antenna (PQHA) using a meander line technique is described. The design approach and the measurement results for the meander printed quadrifilar helix antenna (MPQHA) are presented. A 53% size reduction and considerable bandwidth increase of a conventional PQHA is achieved by using this technique.
Keywords :
dipole antennas; helical antennas; microstrip antennas; mobile antennas; antenna design; axial length reduction; bandwidth; hand-held antenna; meander line dipole antenna; meander line technique; meander printed quadrifilar helix antenna; microstrip antennas; mobile antennas; size reduction; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Bandwidth; Dipole antennas; Educational institutions; Frequency measurement; Helical antennas; Microstrip antennas; Mobile antennas; Resonant frequency;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2002.806051
