Title :
Characteristics of circular loop antennas above a lossless ground plane
Author :
Shoamanesh, A. ; Shafai, L.
Author_Institution :
MPB Technologies, Inc., St. Anne-de-Bellvue, Quebec, Canada
fDate :
5/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The circuit and radiation characteristics of a circular loop antenna above a lossless ground plane are studied. It is shown that the gain of this antenna is higher than that of a half-wave dipole above the ground plane. A gain as high as 10 dB is obtainable with this simple geometry.
Keywords :
Elevated antennas; Loop antennas; Antennas and propagation; Bandwidth; Circuits; Current distribution; Dipole antennas; Directive antennas; Geometry; Impedance; Integral equations; Reflector antennas;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1981.1142607
