DocumentCode
1335547
Title
Analysis and Design of Conformal Tapered Leaky-Wave Antennas
Author
Gómez-Tornero, José Luis
Author_Institution
Dept. of Commun. & Inf. Technol., Tech. Univ. of Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain
Volume
10
fYear
2011
fDate
7/3/1905 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1068
Lastpage
1071
Abstract
The theory to analyze and design tapered conformal line-source leaky-wave antennas is described in this letter. The deformation in the radiation pattern associated to the bending of the antenna is accurately predicted, and useful expressions are derived to taper the leaky-mode complex propagation constant in order to restore the high-directive radiated beam scanning at the desired angle. The analysis method and the design approach are validated with full-wave simulations of a curved tapered leaky-wave antenna in hybrid technology.
Keywords
antenna radiation patterns; conformal antennas; design engineering; leaky wave antennas; bending; conformal tapered leaky-wave antennas; design; line-source leaky-wave antennas; radiation pattern; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Leaky wave antennas; Lighting; Shape; Conformal antenna (CA); geometric-optics; leaky-wave antennas (LWAs); tapered leaky modes;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1536-1225
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LAWP.2011.2170051
Filename
6030912
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