John F Cavanagh

US Patent:

39477703, Mar 30, 1976

Filed:

Jul 12, 1974

Appl. No.:

5/487940

Inventors:

John F. Cavanagh - Dahlgren VA
Dennis E. Vaught - Dahlgren VA
Hugh K. Wolfe - Dahlgren VA

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC

International Classification:

H04B 1700

US Classification:

325363

Abstract:

A device for indicating the intensity of the vertical component of an incnt electromagnetic field independently of the frequency or the direction of the field uses a dual-loop antenna, current transformers and a means for combining voltage signals. The two antenna loops are planar and the planes of the loops are disposed orthogonally to each other. The loops are arranged to intersect at a common central axis, and the loops are thus symmetrically disposed about the axis. When a source of electromagnetic radiation is incident on the antenna, a current is generated in the loops which is then transformed into a voltage and combined to produce an output which is independent of frequency, of the direction of the field, and is thus representative of the total vertical field intensity.