Analysis of a horn-lens TEM antenna

Journal of Communications Technology and Electronics - Tập 57 - Trang 1031-1038 - 2012
N. A. Efimova1,2, V. A. Kaloshin1, E. A. Skorodumova1,2
1Kotel’nikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
2Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics, Moscow, Russia

Tóm tắt

Matching and radiation characteristics of a horn-lens TEM antenna are studied theoretically and experimentally in an ultra-wide frequency band. Theoretical results are obtained by means of electromagnetic modeling on the basis of the finite-element method. Antennas with different geometries of the lens and different methods of excitation of the TEM horn are considered. Direct excitation by a coaxial line and excitation with the use of a smooth transition from a coaxial line to a stripline are studied. The results of calculations are compared with experimental results.

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