Title :
Directivity of omnidirectional antennas
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Comput. Eng., Massachusetts Univ., Amherst, MA, USA
Abstract :
A graph describing the directivity of an omnidirectional antenna versus the half-power elevation-plane beamwidth is presented. This data has been calculated assuming a sin/sup n/ theta elevation-plane pattern. A closed-form curve-fitted approximation for this relationship is also presented.<>
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; directive antennas; closed-form curve-fitted approximation; directivity; elevation-plane pattern; half-power elevation-plane beamwidth; omnidirectional antenna; Antennas and propagation; Aperture antennas; Design engineering; Dipole antennas; Equations; Error correction;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
