A New Feed Network for The Communication Signal and Excitation of Surface-Wave-Driven Plasma Antennas
Fatemeh Sadeghikia, Ali K. Horestani, Mohammad Reza Dorbin, Mahmoud Talafi Noghani, Hajar Ja’afar
Abstract
This paper proposes a novel structure for a surface-wave-driven plasma monopole antenna to simplify the antenna structure and also to improve the antenna performance. The proposed configuration allows both communication signal and excitation wave to be applied to a single coupling sleeve on the plasma column. As a result, the plasma conductivity at the communication signal point is maximized. On that bases, a plasma monopole antenna is designed to be excited by 1500 MHz RF signal source with a controllable power level between 1 and 100 watts to adjust the effective length of the antenna.
Topics & Concepts
Antenna (radio)SIGNAL (programming language)AcousticsExcitationPlasmaMonopole antennaDipole antennaPhysicsSurface waveCoupling (piping)Computer scienceElectronic engineeringElectrical engineeringOpticsMaterials scienceEngineeringTelecommunicationsProgramming languageMetallurgyQuantum mechanicsAntenna Design and AnalysisEnergy Harvesting in Wireless NetworksWireless Power Transfer Systems