The Resonance Condition for Slow Wave Antennas: a Lagrangian Approach
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| author | Nevels, Robert Scully, Steven Espinal, Francisco Svidzinsky, Anatoly |
| author_facet | Nevels, Robert Scully, Steven Espinal, Francisco Svidzinsky, Anatoly |
| contents | A proof of the resonant property of linear periodically loaded antennas with subwavelength elements is obtained by applying a Lagrangian formalism. A Lagrangian is developed by modeling the antenna with lumped inductance and capacitance elements on a single line, thereby physically similar to the antenna and thus avoiding the inaccurate two parallel conductor transmission line model. An equation for the antenna current driven by an incident electromagnetic field is obtained via vector and scalar potentials. It is shown that periodic loading provides a means to shorten the resonant length while the antenna pattern remains unchanged. The Lagrangian model is validated through a calculation showing the loaded resonant length is determined by a product of a resonant half-wavelength dipole with the ratio of the free space velocity and the longitudinal traveling wave velocity. A periodically loaded disk-on-rod antenna example with simulations and measurements provides further validation of the mathematics. |
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| spellingShingle | The Resonance Condition for Slow Wave Antennas: a Lagrangian Approach Nevels, Robert Scully, Steven Espinal, Francisco Svidzinsky, Anatoly Applied Physics Classical Physics A proof of the resonant property of linear periodically loaded antennas with subwavelength elements is obtained by applying a Lagrangian formalism. A Lagrangian is developed by modeling the antenna with lumped inductance and capacitance elements on a single line, thereby physically similar to the antenna and thus avoiding the inaccurate two parallel conductor transmission line model. An equation for the antenna current driven by an incident electromagnetic field is obtained via vector and scalar potentials. It is shown that periodic loading provides a means to shorten the resonant length while the antenna pattern remains unchanged. The Lagrangian model is validated through a calculation showing the loaded resonant length is determined by a product of a resonant half-wavelength dipole with the ratio of the free space velocity and the longitudinal traveling wave velocity. A periodically loaded disk-on-rod antenna example with simulations and measurements provides further validation of the mathematics. |
| title | The Resonance Condition for Slow Wave Antennas: a Lagrangian Approach |
| topic | Applied Physics Classical Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.01662 |