Wideband horizontally polarized omnidirectional antenna
NRL
A wideband horizontally polarized antenna includes a metallic antenna housing having four sides, a rectangular or hourglass slot in each side that is preferably offset from center, a square coaxial transmission or feed line positioned along a central axis of the metallic antenna housing, and a metal tab connecting each of the slots to the feed line. The antenna operates over a wide bandwidth and has a small profile.
Inventors:
Pickles, William R.
Patent Number:
Technical domain:
Communications
FIle Date:
2011-08-26
Grant Date:
2014-07-15
Grant time:
1,054 days
Grant time percentile rank:
19
Claim count percentile rank:
2
Citations percentile rank:
1
'Cited by' percentile rank:
1
Assignee:
US NAVY
