A study of pulse radiation from several broad-band loaded monopoles

1 January 1996

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Vol. 44 (8) , 1172-1182
https://doi.org/10.1109/8.511827

Abstract

Five previously proposed designs for broad-band monopole antennas are evaluated for pulse radiation. These designs use continuous resistive loading and/or discrete capacitive loading to increase the bandwidth over that of a simple, metallic monopole. The parameters for each of the designs are scaled so that the designs can be compared on a common basis (frequency range). Each of the antennas is analyzed numerically, and quantities characteristic of their pulsed performance are computed. These quantities include the reflected voltage in the feeding transmission line, radiated electric field, radiating efficiency, time-domain gain, fidelity, and symmetry when the monopoles are excited by a differentiated Gaussian pulse. In addition, the input reflection coefficient and gain at broadside for monochromatic excitation are shown. Explanations are provided for the differences in performance for these designs.

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