Antenna Q bounds for given directivity: a case study of a directive parasitic element antenna

Abstract

In certain communication applications it is advantageous to constrain the shape of the far-field, as to make it act as a spatial filter. This can mitigate interference from other antennas. Such constraints on the far-field behavior, in particular for small antennas tend to increase antenna Q rapidly. To begin to investigate the relation between antenna Q and such far-field bounds, we here consider a case-study with constraint on the partial realized directivity for a two and three parasitic element antenna. The aim is to compare these predictions with a realized parasitic element antenna of the same shape. Note that this paper is a work in progress, and the final comparison between the realized antenna and the fundamental limitations will be discussed at the presentation.

Publication
2017 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP)

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