Microstrip Leaky Wave Antenna Performance on a Curved Surface (Preprint)

Abstract

Microstrip antennas are popular due to their ease of construction and minimal dimensions; especially in terms of thickness. These antennas typically are resonant structures and hence having a relatively small operational bandwidth. An alternative microstrip structure that maintains the advantage of a thin structure at the expense of a larger lateral dimension is a terminated microstrip line. The fundamental microstrip mode does not radiate well; however, the first higher-order mode does. Such antennas are generally referred to as leaky wave antennas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA456464

Entities

People

  • Gary Thiele
  • Joshua Radcliffe
  • Leo Kempel
  • Robert Penno
  • Steve Schneider

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Antennas
  • Bandwidth
  • Beverage Antennas
  • Conformal Antennas
  • Electric Fields
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Governments
  • Military Research
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transmission Lines
  • Traveling Waves

Readers

  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Structural Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics