Departmental Papers (ESE)
Abstract
The detailed theory of a single subwavelength conformal radiator that exploits the resonant properties of thin cylindrical metamaterial shells supporting leaky waves is presented. It is shown and reviewed analytically and numerically how a circularly symmetric resonant leaky mode may be supported by a properly designed subwavelength homogenous cylindrical shell of low negative permittivity. Some physical insights are provided and numerical simulations with a feed point, considering also the finiteness of the antenna in the longitudinal direction, are presented and discussed. Moreover, possibilities and limitations of a practical realization of this setup are mentioned, considering in details the possible anisotropies in the metamaterials.
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
6-1-2007
Keywords
conformal antennas, cylindrical antennas, leaky waves, metamaterials
Date Posted: 19 August 2007
This document has been peer reviewed.
Comments
Copyright 2007 IEEE. Reprinted from IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Volume 55, Issue 6, June 2007, pages 1698-1708.
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