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Unveiling Magnetic Dipole Radiation in Phase-Reversal Leaky-Wave Antennas

Classical Physics 2015-06-18 v1

Abstract

The radiation principle of travelling-wave type phase-reversal antennas is explained in details, unveiling the presence of magnetic-dipole radiation in addition to well-known electric dipole radiation. It is point out that such magnetic dipole radiation is specific to the case of traveling-wave phase-reversal antennas whereas only electric-dipole radiation exists in resonant-type phase-reversal antennas. It is shown that a phase-reversal travelling-wave antenna alternately operates as an array of magnetic dipoles and an array of electric-dipoles during a time-harmonic period. This radiation mechanism is confirmed through both full-wave and experimental results.

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@article{arxiv.1401.0242,
  title  = {Unveiling Magnetic Dipole Radiation in Phase-Reversal Leaky-Wave Antennas},
  author = {Shulabh Gupta and Li Jun Jiang and Christophe Caloz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.0242},
  year   = {2015}
}

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4 pages, 3 figures