Title :
Radiation efficiency measurements of a thin-film Y-Ba-Cu-O superconducting half-loop antenna at 500 MHz
Author :
Dinger, R.J. ; Bowling, D.R. ; Martin, A.M. ; Talvacchio, J.
Author_Institution :
US Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, CA, USA
Abstract :
A 500 MHz half-loop antenna and matching network has been fabricated from a 2 cm by 2 cm thin film of the high-temperature superconductor YBaCuO. The antenna demonstrates a radiation efficiency of 20% compared to 7% for a comparable copper antenna.<>
Keywords :
barium compounds; high-temperature superconductors; loop antennas; superconducting devices; superconducting thin films; thin film devices; yttrium compounds; 2 cm; 20 percent; 500 MHz; YBaCuO; high temperature superconductors; matching network; radiation efficiency; superconducting half-loop antenna; Antenna measurements; Cooling; High temperature superconductors; Microwave technology; Receiving antennas; Superconducting microwave devices; Superconducting thin films; Surface resistance; Thin film circuits; Yttrium barium copper oxide;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1991., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-591-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1991.147246
