Antenna Types

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In this section, we'll introduce the fundamental antenna types. Almost every antenna in the world can be understood as some combination or derivative of the antennas listed on this page. We'll start with the simplest of all antennas, the short-dipole antenna (which is basically a short wire), and work our way through to the more complicated antennas.

types of antennas

Wire Antennas

Short Dipole Antenna

Dipole Antenna

Half-Wave Dipole

Broadband Dipoles

Monopole Antenna

Folded Dipole Antenna

Small Loop Antenna

Travelling Wave Antennas

Helical Antennas

Yagi-Uda Antennas

Spiral Antennas

Other Antennas

NFC Antennas

Microstrip Antennas

Rectangular Microstrip (Patch) Antennas

Planar Inverted-F Antennas (PIFA)

Reflector Antennas

Corner Reflector

Parabolic Reflector (Dish Antenna)

Aperture Antennas

Slot Antenna

Cavity-Backed Slot Antenna

Inverted-F Antenna

Slotted Waveguide Antenna

Horn Antenna

Vivaldi Antenna

Telescopes


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