• DocumentCode
    247309
  • Title

    Characteristic modes and antenna bandwidth

  • Author

    Rahola, J. ; Ludick, Danie ; Futter, Peter

  • Author_Institution
    Optenni Ltd., Espoo, Finland
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    6-11 July 2014
  • Firstpage
    1415
  • Lastpage
    1416
  • Abstract
    We examine the connection between the characteristic mode analysis of a radiating body and the impedance bandwidth of the body when used as an antenna. The impedance bandwidth depends on the characteristic modes of the body and how the various modes are excited. To estimate the obtainable bandwidth of non-resonant antennas, we use the bandwidth potential technique which gives more reliable and practical results for wideband antennas than the Q factor analysis.
  • Keywords
    Q-factor; antenna theory; broadband antennas; Q factor analysis; antenna bandwidth; bandwidth potential technique; impedance bandwidth; nonresonant antenna; radiating body characteristic mode analysis; wideband antenna; Broadband antennas; Impedance; Resonant frequency; Wideband;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Memphis, TN
  • ISSN
    1522-3965
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-3538-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2014.6905033
  • Filename
    6905033