Experimental verification of the effect of aperture shape on prompt IRA response

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation - Tập 50 Số 7 - Trang 1032-1034 - 2002
J.S. Tyo1, C.J. Buchenauer1
1Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA

Tóm tắt

This article presents experimental measurements verifying the relationship between aperture shape and prompt response in an impulse radiating antenna (IRA). Various aperture configurations were realized by constructing a lens IRA with focusing aperture significantly larger than the transverse electromagnetic (TEM) feed structure and then eliminating portions of the aperture with metal blocks. Virtually any prompt response can be realized by a suitable construction. Experimental results agree well with predictions made by evaluating the aperture integral of the TEM mode distribution.

Từ khóa

#Feeds #Impedance #Shape measurement #Lenses #Electromagnetic radiation #Ultra wideband antennas #Antenna measurements #Electromagnetic measurements #Aperture antennas #Ultra wideband technology

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