Microstrip-fed cylindrical slot antenna
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1. A microstrip-fed cylindrical slot antenna structure comprising:
- a cylindrical base member;
a first conductive coating disposed on said cylindrical base member;
a slot disposed in said conductive coating, said slot having a helical configuration about said cylindrical base member; and
a feed line corresponding to said slot, said feed line crossing said slot in a perpendicular manner and then extending along said slot a distance D in a corresponding helical relationship.
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Abstract
A microstrip-fed cylindrical slot antenna is provided for allowing better communication between an object and a satellite. The microstrip-fed cylindrical slot antenna comprises a cylindrical base member; a first conductive coating disposed on the cylindrical base member; at least one slot disposed in the conductive coating, the slot having a helical configuration about the cylindrical base member; and a feed line corresponding to each of the slots, the feed line crossing each respective slot and extending beyond the slot by a distance D.
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1. A microstrip-fed cylindrical slot antenna structure comprising:
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a cylindrical base member; a first conductive coating disposed on said cylindrical base member; a slot disposed in said conductive coating, said slot having a helical configuration about said cylindrical base member; and a feed line corresponding to said slot, said feed line crossing said slot in a perpendicular manner and then extending along said slot a distance D in a corresponding helical relationship. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A microstrip-fed cylindrical slot antenna structure comprising:
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a cylindrical base member; a first conductive coating disposed on said cylindrical base member; a slot disposed in said conductive coating, said slot having a helical configuration about said cylindrical base member, said slot having a helical configuration being rolled less than one full turn; and a feed line corresponding to said slot, said feed line crossing said slot in a perpendicular manner and then extending along said slot a distance D in a corresponding helical relationship, said distance D being less than λ
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is the wavelength of a signal received by said antenna structure. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A half-wavelength microstrip-fed cylindrical slot antenna structure comprising;
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a cylindrical base member; a first conductive coating disposed on said cylindrical base member; a slot disposed in said conductive coating, said slot having a helical configuration about said cylindrical base member, said slot having a helical configuration being rolled by 3/4 of a full turn; a feed line corresponding to said slot, said feed line crossing said slot in a perpendicular manner and then extending along said slot a distance D in a corresponding helical relationship, said distance D is less than or equal to λ
/4, where λ
is the wavelength of a signal received by said antenna structure; anda feeding network for feeding said feed line before crossing said slot. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A quarter-wavelength microstrip-fed cylindrical slot antenna structure comprising;
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a cylindrical base member; a first conductive coating disposed on said cylindrical base member; a slot disposed in said conductive coating, said slot having a helical configuration about said cylindrical base member, said slot having a helical configuration being rolled by 1/2 of a full turn; a feed line corresponding to said slot, said feed line crossing said slot in a perpendicular manner and then extending along said slot a distance D in a corresponding helical relationship, said distance D is less than or equal to λ
/4, where λ
is the wavelength of a signal received by said antenna structure; anda feeding network for feeding said feed line before crossing said slot. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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