DRIVING POINT IMPEDANCE OF LINEAR ANTENNAS IN THE PRESENCE OF A STRATIFIED DIELECTRIC
Abstract
A linear flat strip antenna lies between several dielectric layers in a direction parallel to the interfaces. Its impedance is formulated variationally as an infinite double integral. For thin half-wave antennas in a homogeneous medium the double integral is evaluated analytically and it gives standard impedance expressions. For antennas of finite width the integrals are evaluated numerically and for a homogeneous medium the impedance has been correlated with the theories of King and Middleton, Wu, with the impedance computed from a complementary slot antenna and with available measurements. The impedance is also computed for antennas in a dielectric layer, and the decrease of the radiation efficiency observed with increasing amounts of surface wave power and in part by local dielectric losses. For insulated antennas located in a dissipative medium the theory presented here yields results in better agreement with measurements than the conventional transmission line theory. The transmission line theory is shown to give too large a resistance and reactance at the full-wave resonant peaks of the impedance and too low a resistance for short antennas.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0618397
Entities
People
- Janis Galejs
Organizations
- Sylvania Electric Products