R. C. HANSEN, INC.
R. C. Hansen, PhD, D.Eng(hon), FIEEE, FIEE
National Academy of Engineering
Recipient of 2002 IEEE Electromagnetics Award
Recipient of 2002 ANTEM Distinguished Service Award
Consulting Engineer in Antennas, Electromagnetics,Small Antennas,
Phased Arrays, HTS Antennas, Superdirective Antennas
PO Box 570215, Tarzana, CA 91357
Phone: 818-345-0770; Fax 818-345-1259
50 years of antenna experience
Computer modelling from ILLIAC-I (circa 1951) to
H P 64 bit UNIX workstation
BOOKS
Phased Array Antennas, Second Edition, John Wiley and Sons, 2010
Electrically Small, Superdirective, and Superconducting Antennas, John Wiley and Sons, 2006
Phased Array Antennas, John Wiley and Sons, First Edition, 1998
Moment Methods for Antennas and Scatterers,
Artech House, 1990
Geometric Theory of Diffraction, IEEE Press, 1981
Significant Phased Array Papers, Artech House, 1973
Microwave Scanning Antennas, Academic Press,
Vols. 1 & 2 1964, Vol.
3 1966;
Peninsula Publishers
edition in one volume 1986
PAPERS OF MOST UTILITY
write or phone for reprints
updated JAN 2010
A New Chu Formula for Q, IEEE AP Magazine, Vol. 51, October 2009, pp. 38-41; with R. E. Collin
Correct Impedanc-Matching Limitations, IEEE AP Magazine, Vol. 51, June 2009, pp. 122-124
Bode and Fano Impedance Matching, Microwave and Optical Tech. Ltrs.,Vol. 50, April 2008, pp. 875-877; erratum: October 2008, p.2747
Negative Refraction Without Negative Index, Trans IEEE, Vol AP-56, Feb 2008, pp 402-404
A Critical Examination of Receive and Transmit Scan Element Pattern for Phased Arrays, ACES Journal, Vol 21, Nov 2006, pp 299-304
Q and Bandwidth of Electrically Small Antennas, Microwave and Optical Tech. Ltrs., May 2007, pp. 1170-1171
A Universal Power Transfer Curve, IEEE Mircowave and Wireless Component Ltrs., Vol.15, May,2005, pp. 369-371; with J. MacSpadden and J. N. Benford
A Critical Examination of Receive and Transmit Scan Element Pattern for Phased Arrays, Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal, November 2006, pp. 299-304
Linear Connected Arrays, IEEE Antenna and Wireless Propagation Letters, Vol. 3, 2004, pp. 154-156
Non-Foster and Connected Planar Arrays, Radio Science, Vol. 39, RS4004, pp. 1-14
Current Induced on a Wire: Connected Array Implications, IEEE Antenna and Wireless Propagation Letters, Vol. 2, 2003, pp. 288-289
Measurement of Phased Array Scan Impedance by Load Pull,
R. C. Van Wagoner
Wideband Dipole Arrays using Non-Foster Coupling, Microwave and
Measurement of Wideband Arrays, Proc. AMTA, 2002,
pp 242-246
Effects of a High-Impedance Screen on a Dipole Antenna,
2002, pp 46-49
Phase and Delay in Corporate-Fed Arrays, AP Magazine, Vol 44,
Two-Turn Contrawound Toroidal Helix Antenna, Microwave and
Optical Tech. Ltrs., Vol 33, 20 May 2002, pp 251-252
The Electrically Small Dipole-Loop, ACES Jour., Vol 16,
Nov 2001, pp 228-231
Resonant Contrawound Toroidal Helix Antenna, Microwave and
Optical Tech. Ltrs., Vol 29, 20 June 2001, pp 408-410
Fields of the Contrawound Toroidal Helix Antenna, Trans
IEEE, Vol AP-49, Aug 2001, pp 1138-1141
Use of Scan Impedance and Scan Element Pattern, Proc 25th
Antenna Applications Symposium, Allerton, IL, Sept 2001,
pp 364-371
Antennas with Magneto-Dielectrics, Microwave and Optical
Tech. Ltrs., Vol 26, July 20, 2000, pp 75-78, with M. Burke
Modes of the Contrawound Toroidal Helix Antenna, Microwave
and Optical Tech. Ltrs., Vol 23, Dec 20, 1999, pp. 365-368
Sub-Array Quantization Lobe Decollimation, Trans. IEEE, Vol
AP-47, Aug 1999, pp. 1237-1239 , with G. G. Charlton
Dipole Array Scan Performance Over a Wideband, Trans.
IEEE, Vol AP-47, Apr 1999, pp. 956-957
A Gibbsian Model for Finite Scanned Arrays, Trans. IEEE,
Vol AP-44, Feb 1996, pp. 243-248, with D. Gammon
Wideband Dispersion in Baseband Systems, Trans. IEEE, Vol
AES-31, Jul 1995 pp. 881-890, with L. F. Libelo
Measurement Distance Effects on Bayliss Difference Patterns,
Trans. IEEE, Vol AP-40, Oct 1992, pp. 1211-1214
Array Pattern Control and Synthesis, Proc. IEEE,
Vol 80, Jan 1992, p141-151
Design Trades for Rotman Lenses, Trans. IEEE, Vol AP-39,
Apr 1991, pp. 464-472
Superconducting Antennas, Trans. IEEE, Vol AES-26, Mar
1990, pp. 345-355; M. Barry Carlton prize paper
Relationships Between Antennas as Scatterers and Radiators,
Proc. IEEE, Vol 77, May 1989, pp. 651-662
Focal Region Characteristics of Focused Array Antennas,
Trans. IEEE, Vol AP-35, Dec 1985, pp. 1328-1337
Measurement Distance Effects on Low Sidelobe Patterns,
Trans. IEEE, Vol AP-32, Jun 1984, pp. 591-594
Folded and T-Match Dipole Transformation Ratio, Trans.
IEEE, Vol AP-30, Jan 1982, pp. 161-162
Conformal Antenna Array Design Handbook, Naval Air Systems
Command, Wash. DC, Sep 1981, AD-A110091
Fundamental Limitations of Antennas, Proc. IEEE, Vol 69,
Feb 1981, pp. 170-182
Dipole Mutual Impedance for Design of Slot Arrays, Microwave
Jour., Vol 22, Dec 1979, pp. 54-56, with G. Brunner
S/N Performance of Aperiodic Monopoles, Trans. IEEE, Vol
AP-27, Mar 1979, pp. 259-261, with A. H. Radjy
A One-Parameter Circular Aperture Distribution with Narrow
Beamwidth and Low Sidelobes, Trans. IEEE, Vol AP-24,
Jul 1976, pp. 477-480
Circular Aperture Axial Power Density, Microwave Jour.,
Vol 19, Feb 1976, pp. 50-52
Inductive Loading of Short Whip Antennas, Trans. IEEE,
Vol VT-24, May 1975, pp. 21-29
The Segmented Aperture Synthetic Aperture Radar (SASAR),
Trans. IEEE, Vol AES-10, Nov 1974, pp. 800-804
Formulation of Echelon Dipole Mutual Impedance for Computer,
Trans. IEEE, Vol AP-20, Nov 1972, pp. 780-781
Minimum Spot Size of Focused Apertures, URSI Symp.
On Electromagnetic Wave Theory, Delft,Netherlands;
Electromagnetic Wave Theory, E. C. Jordan, ed.,
Pergamon Press, 1966, pp. 661-667
Radiation and Reception with Buried and Submerged Antennas,
Trans. IEEE, Vol AP-11, May 1963, pp. 207-216
Communications at Megamile Ranges, J. British Institute of
Radio Engineers, Vol. 22, Oct 1961, pp. 329-345,
with R. G. Stephenson
Low Noise Antennas, Microwave Journal, Vol 2,
Jun 1959, pp. 19-24
