SURFACE-WAVE ANTENNA, ANTENNA ARRAY AND USE OF AN ANTENNA OR AN ANTENNA ARRAY

摘要

The invention concerns an antenna intended to transmit and/or receive surface waves having a decametric, hectometric, or kilometric central wavelength λ0, characterised in that it comprises at least one horizontal wire radiating element (22) having a length of between 0.5 λ0 and λ0, and at least three vertical wire radiating elements (24a-24c) of the same length of between 0.03 λ0 and 0.1 λ0, disposed in a same plane and each comprising an upper end and a lower end, said upper ends being linked to the horizontal wire radiating element (22), said lower ends being suitable for being linked to a conductive medium (26) having a substantially horizontal surface. The invention also concerns an antenna array and a use of an antenna or an antenna array.