Polarization properties of the axial mode helix antenna

The helix is considered as a surface wave antenna. A network model of the infinite structure provides a simple vehicle to view the fields behavior. The far-field polarization properties are examined in detail, and it is shown how they depend on the surface wave structure and the open and feed end configurations. By suitably arranging the antenna ends, perfect endfire polarization purity can be produced independent of antenna length (i.e., number of turns). Inclusion of a dielectric core decreases the cross polarized radiation in off-axis directions. Theoretical and experimental patterns illustrate these results.     

Axial mode helical antennas

The radiation characteristics of helical antennas operating in the axial mode are evaluated on the basis of the theoretical current distributions and are verified by experimental work. A comparison between monofilar helix and bifilar helix antennas is made, and a helical antenna with a parasitic helix (HAP) is proposed in order to enhance the power gain. It is found that the gain of the HAP in which the parasitic helix is wound from a point diametrically opposite to that of one and one-half turns of the driven helix is about 1 dB higher than that of the monofilar helix. The ratio of the frequency band in which the HAP radiates a circularly polarized wave within an axial ratio of 3 dB is calculated to be 1:1.8.     

Prolate spheroidal antennas in isotropic plasma media

The problems of a gap-excited finite-sized prolate spheroidal antenna, with and without a confocal prolate spheroidal vacuum sheath, operated in a uniform cold and in a uniform warm lossy plasma medium, have been considered by applying boundary value problem techniques. The dependence of the input admittance, the current distribution, and the radiation pattern, upon the collision frequency, the electron temperature, the length of the antenna, the length-to-radius ratio for the antenna, the ratio of the plasma frequency to the operating frequency, and the thickness of a vacuum sheath have been investigated. Admittance curves are given from which the input admittance of a finite linear antenna can be estimated for a wide range of operating conditions and length-to-radius ratios. Conductance and susceptance maxima, dependent upon the vacuum sheath thickness, have been observed when using the cold plasma model foromega < omega_{p}. When using the warm plasma model in conjunction with the boundary condition that the normal component of the fluid velocity is zero at the antenna surface and at the vacuum sheath surface, the radiation resistance of the antenna is increased significantly for the parameters considered.     

The admittance of the infinite cylindrical antenna immersed in a lossy, compressible plasma

Some numerical results obtained from an analysis of the admittance of an infinite cylindrical antenna excited at a circumferential gap of finite thickness and immersed in a lossy, compressible (warm) plasma are given. The linearized hydrodynamic equations are used for the electrons (ion motion is neglected). A free-space layer, or vacuum sheath, is used to approximate the ion sheath which forms about an object at floating potential in a nonzero temperature plasma. Values for the antenna admittance are obtained by a direct numerical integration of the Fourier integral for the current, and are presented as a function of frequency for plasma parameter values typical of theEregion of the ionosphere. The admittance exhibits a maximum below the plasma frequency unless the electron temperature and sheath thickness are both zero; however, above the plasma frequency, the sheath and electron temperature have relatively little effect on the antenna admittance. The nonzero plasma temperature considerably enhances the antenna conductance below the plasma frequency compared with the zero-temperature case while at the same time reducing the dependence of the conductance on the electron collision frequency. A susceptance zero the location of which is not sensitive to the vacuum sheath thickness occurs near the plasma frequency.     

Broadband quasi-taper helical antennas

A unique approach is described for widening the bandwidth of a helical antenna with improved gain, pattern, and axial ratio characteristics. The antenna may be described as a nonuniform or quasi-taper helix, which consists of a combination of uniform and tapered helix sections. Measured patterns, gain, axial ratio, and VSWR for various helical antenna configurations are presented and compared. It is shown that a nonuniform quasi-taper helix can provide an operating bandwidth twice that of a conventional uniform-diameter helix.     

A Miniature Quadrifilar Helix Antenna for Global Positioning Satellite Reception

The design is described of a very compact quadrifilar helix antenna. A hollow ceramic rod is used as a dielectric load to reduce antenna size, which is only 2.7% of an air-loaded quadrifilar helix antenna. A simple equivalent circuit is established for the proposed quadrifilar helix antenna to demonstrate impedance characteristics. A self-phasing method for achieving circular polarization is also proposed. This method is convenient for tuning circular polarization. Additionally, a compact matching structure is designed to match the proposed antenna, which only utilizes short transmission-line sections and one capacitor. For experiments, the proposed antenna is designed at 1.575 GHz such that it can be utilized for global position system. Measurement and simulation results agree. A hemispherical pattern with a beamwidth of 150 $^{circ}$ is measured. This circular-polarized pattern with a wide beamwidth is feasible for mobile applications.      

Human exposure assessment in the near field of GSM base-station antennas using a hybrid finite element/method of moments technique

A hybrid finite-element method (FEM)/method of moments (MoM) technique is employed for specific absorption rate (SAR) calculations in a human phantom in the near field of a typical group special mobile (GSM) base-station antenna. The MoM is used to model the metallic surfaces and wires of the base-station antenna, and the FEM is used to model the heterogeneous human phantom. The advantages of each of these frequency domain techniques are, thus, exploited, leading to a highly efficient and robust numerical method for addressing this type of bioelectromagnetic problem. The basic mathematical formulation of the hybrid technique is presented. This is followed by a discussion of important implementation details-in particular, the linear algebra routines for sparse, complex FEM matrices combined with dense MoM matrices. The implementation is validated by comparing results to MoM (surface equivalence principle implementation) and finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) solutions of human exposure problems. A comparison of the computational efficiency of the different techniques is presented. The FEM/MoM implementation is then used for whole-body and critical-organ SAR calculations in a phantom at different positions in the near field of a base-station antenna. This problem cannot, in general, be solved using the MoM or FDTD due to computational limitations. This paper shows that the specific hybrid FEM/MoM implementation is an efficient numerical tool for accurate assessment of human exposure in the near field of base-station antennas.     

一种新式背射天线

本文提出一种新式背射天线，它把单线背射螺旋作为短背射天线的馈源。这种天线具有结构简单，馈电方便，频带宽，增益中等，易于产生圆极化波等特点，较相同直径接地板的螺旋天线有更优的性能。     

基于有限元方法的螺旋天线设计

研究了一种用于中短距离通信的螺旋天线,分析了螺旋天线特别是轴向模螺旋天线的基本电磁辐射特性,介绍了有限元方法的基本理论和数值计算过程,并结合有限元法对螺旋天线进行了设计、优化,仿真出该天线的电参数和辐射方向图,然后将设计的天线模型进行通信实验。实验表明圆极化的轴向模螺旋天线通信质量良好,完全达到设计要求。     

Three-dimensional modeling of AC space charge for large-signal TWT simulation

We describe a new model for calculating the ac space charge in a linear-beam traveling wave tube (TWT) large-signal simulation code when the true three-dimensional (3-D) geometry of the interaction circuit is taken into account. We use the 3-D electromagnetic simulation code CTLSS to characterize the ac space charge fields generated by a set of test currents placed inside the periodic interaction structure. This information, expressed in matrix form, is used by the large-signal simulation codes CHRISTINE-1D and CHRISTINE-3D to compute self-consistently the additional space charge field terms due to the structure in response to the beam evolution during the simulation. We present the formulation, and describe the implementation in both CTLSS and the large-signal codes. We validate the model by comparison with the analytical sheath helix model, and evaluate the importance of including this correction for modeling a number of helix and coupled-cavity TWT devices.     

谐振式四臂螺旋天线设计方法的研究

介绍了一种用于卫星移动通信的新型谐振式四臂螺旋天线,谐振式四臂螺旋天线由于其结构简单、不需要参考地面、在低仰角处增益仍满足要求等特点在卫星通信中得到广泛的应用。从工程角度出发给出了这种天线的快速设计方法。设计出一种谐振式四臂螺旋天线并进行了测试,计算结果与测试结果具有良好的一致性。     

A study of the CTHA based on analytical models

The first electromagnetic analysis of the contra-wound toroidal helix antenna (CTHA) is presented. This very-low-profile antenna is seen to have characteristics derivable from a transmission line with a standing current wave and an array of small loops. Formulas for the far-field radiation and efficiency are given. These are used, in conjunction with a numerical model, to develop some trends relating performance and design parameters     

双线背射螺旋作馈源的新式背射天线

本文提出一种用双线背射螺旋作馈源的新式背射天线。这种天线具有结构简单，馈电方便，增益较高，易于产生圆极化波等优点。     

A mathematical model for the impedance of the cavity-backed slot antenna

A mathematical model is derived that relates the impedance of a cavity-backed slot antenna to that of an identical slot which is free to radiate on both sides of a large ground plane. The model, which utilizes empirical constants from a previous experimental investigation, provides a continuously variable function of frequency and cavity depth for the impedance of a cavity-backed slot of fixed length and cavity cross section. This function is then compared with previously found experimental values and two theoretical solutions, one using a variational method and the other using the complex Poynting theorem.     

A study of the quadrifilar helix antenna for Global PositioningSystem (GPS) applications

An analytic model for computing the radiation properties of the quadrifilar helix volute antenna is discussed and various design considerations for GPS applications are presented. The effects of modifying the antenna length and diameter on the antenna amplitude and phase performance are presented, and using the antenna for dual-frequency operation is discussed. The effects of phase imbalances are presented and compared with measured pattern anomalies     

Laser spectra of the complex structures of zinc oxide

The laser spectra of the ZnO powder and complex structures and the time evolution of the spectra are studied at room temperature using low- and high-level pumping with nanosecond laser pulses. The ZnO complex structures consist of a dense core and a loose sheath formed of tetrapod crystallites. The nature of the laser modes that contribute to the spectra is discussed. A simplified model of such modes is proposed and analyzed. It is demonstrated that, in the powder, the modes are densely concentrated in the UV range of the zinc-oxide emission. In the complex structure, several laser modes are spectrally separated. We conclude that the modes are related to the tetrapods.     

Bandwidth enhancement of the monopole antenna by using a parasitic normal-mode helix

An innovative monopole antenna coupled with a parasitic normal-mode helix has been designed and studied both experimentally and theoretically. The effects of various dimensions of the monopole and the parasitic helix were investigated extensively. This simple combination can significantly enhance the antenna bandwidth over that of the conventional monopole antenna. It is found that, with suitably chosen antenna dimensions, the VSWR bandwidth (VSWR ≤ 2) of the antenna can be increased to 36%, almost double that of the monopole antenna alone. The far-field pattern of the combined antenna is basically the same as that of the monopole antenna. This antenna is designed to operate at 1.8GHz. The substantially enhanced bandwidth of this simple and small antenna is a useful feature for future mobile communications.     

Scattering performance of a plane wave by conducting finite helix

The scattering of a plane wave with a linear polarization by a conducting finite helix is presented. The analytical expresses of scattering field are obtained based on the boundary condition of a sheath helix model. Effects of a pitch angle and electrical size of the helix on the resonant behavior are investigated. The analysis shows that resonant behavior of the forward/backward scattering far field is only depended on the pitch electrical size and the radial electrical size, but it is independent of the turn of the helix.     

Dielectric spectroscopy using monopole antennas of general electrical length

A procedure is developed for measuring the complex dielectric permittivity of a material over a broad range of frequencies using a monopole antenna. No restrictions are placed on the electrical size of the antenna. The antenna is calibrated one time by measuring the input admittance in a standard medium with known permittivity, such as air. Next, the admittance is measured with the antenna immersed in a material with unknown permittivity. These two sets of admittances are then used to determine the permittivity of the material. As an application of the procedure, the complex permittivity of the alcohol 1-butanol and saline solutions were measured using a cylindrical monopole antenna. The measured permittivities are in good agreement with those determined by previous investigators.     

Microwave catheter design

A microwave antenna system for transcatheter ablation of cardiac tissue is investigated. A numerical model based on the finite-difference time-domain method incorporating a Gaussian pulse excitation has been constructed and frequency domain electric and magnetic fields are obtained through Fourier transformation. Results are presented for a coaxial line fed monopole catheter which is modified by the successive inclusion of a Teflon sheath outer coating, a terminating disk at the tip of the antenna, a sleeve choke, and a high dielectric constant cylinder surrounding the monopole antenna. The effects of these design features are characterized in terms of specific absorption rate (SAR) and return loss (RL). Numerical calculations are confirmed by comparing with the RL measurement of a Teflon-coated monopole containing a disk and choke