Title :
A new helical antenna design for better on-and off-boresight axial ratio performance
Author_Institution :
General Dynamics, San Diego, CA, USA
fDate :
3/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new helical antenna design and its measured performance are presented. This modified helical antenna provides significant improvement in the purity of the circular polarization performance over its half-power beamwidth and is most suitable for space communication application where circular polarization purity and minimum-edge-coverage gain are often required.
Keywords :
Helical antennas; Satellite antennas; Space-vehicle antennas; Antenna measurements; Antenna theory; Antennas and propagation; Electromagnetic propagation; Helical antennas; Horn antennas; Microwave propagation; Notice of Violation; Performance gain; Polarization;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1980.1142323
