The radiation characteristics of waveguide antennas located on the surface of a circular cylinder are investigated theoretically and numerically. A reactive impedance structure is used to provide reduced coupling betw...The radiation characteristics of waveguide antennas located on the surface of a circular cylinder are investigated theoretically and numerically. A reactive impedance structure is used to provide reduced coupling between two antennas on the surface of a cylinder. Using the moment method, a solution to the problem of the radiation of a single and two parallel-plate waveguides located on the surface of a reactive impedance cylinder is derived. The influence of the reactive impedance structure on the coefficient of standing waves, the radiation patterns, and the decoupling between antennas is studied.展开更多
文摘The radiation characteristics of waveguide antennas located on the surface of a circular cylinder are investigated theoretically and numerically. A reactive impedance structure is used to provide reduced coupling between two antennas on the surface of a cylinder. Using the moment method, a solution to the problem of the radiation of a single and two parallel-plate waveguides located on the surface of a reactive impedance cylinder is derived. The influence of the reactive impedance structure on the coefficient of standing waves, the radiation patterns, and the decoupling between antennas is studied.