Title :
High gain printed dipole array made of thick film high-Tc superconducting material
Author :
Ivrissimtzis, Leonidas P. ; Lancaster, Michael J. ; Maclean, T.S.M. ; Alford, N McN
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Birmingham Univ.
fDate :
1/6/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A high gain array of uniformly and closely spaced printed dipoles made of thick film YBa2Cu3O7-x is demonstrated. The directivity of the array in a given reference direction is optimised with respect to element position and is subject to a constraint in size, for a specific series feed network. Experimental results show both superior gain performance over a similar supercooled Ag array and high directivity
Keywords :
barium compounds; dipole antennas; directive antennas; high-temperature superconductors; microstrip antennas; microwave antenna arrays; superconducting microwave devices; thick films; yttrium compounds; YBa2Cu3O7-x; YBa2Cu3O7; directivity; equivalent microwave circuit; gain performance; high gain array; normalized power patterns; printed dipole array; sectorial power divider; series feed network; thick film high-Tc superconducting material;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940049