Plasma antenna

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PRESENTED BY:

Thakor Jaydeep D.(150050705008)

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BITS,Varnama

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Content

What is plasma?
Plasma antenna
Working of plasma antenna
Classification of plasma antenna
Characteristics/features
Advantages
Limitations
Applications
Development progress
Conclusion

WHAT IS PLASMA?

Plasma is similar to gas in which certain portion of particles are ionized.

Plasma is formed when that much of energy is applied to gas at which its particles
ionize.
Plasma is,therefore, considered as fourth state of matter.

Because of ionized particles/carriers ,plasma is conductive.

Traditional Antenna:
An antenna is a device used for the purpose of
reception as well as transmission of electromagnetic
waves.
Physically, an antenna is a collection of one or more
conductors called as its elements.
It is sized to emit radiations at one or
more selected frequencies.
Shape and size of conventional antenna
depends upon the area of application

Plasma Antenna

Plasma antennas are radio frequency antennas

that employ plasma as the guiding medium for
electro-magnetic radiations.
When the Gas is ionized to a
plasma state then it becomes
conductive, allowing radio
frequency (RF) signals to be
transmitted or received.

CLASSIFICATION OF PLASMA ANTENNAS

Nature of plasma

A Gas is ionized to
create a plasma

Plasma is formed due to

cloud of electrons

Frequency range

only upto 90 GHz

1-300GHz

Size

Large

Compact

How

Does

Gas

Plasma

AntennaWorks?

How Does Gas Plasma Antenna Works?

Plasma is energized.
Behaves as a conductor.
Generation of localized plasma.
Plasma acts as a mirror.
Reflects the beam.

Generation of Signals from Plasma Column

Working of PSiAn Antenna:

Employs thousands of diodes on a silicon chip.

Produces electron clouds when charged.
These act as mirrors and reflect beam.
Uses beam forming technology.
Used for high frequencies.
Smaller in size.
Cheaper compared to gas plasma
antennas.

Traditional antenna vs Plasma antenna:

Traditional antennas are bulkier and of large size as compared to

plasma antennas.
Traditional antennas work at lower frequencies whereas plasma
antennas at higher.
Traditional antennas have ringing effect whereas plasma antennas
dont have.

Features:

Higher power.
Higher efficiency.
Perfect reflector.
Enhanced bandwith.

ADVANTAGES

Lighter than conventional antennas.

Compact and so portable.
Maintenance-free.
Invisible to radar.
Dynamically reconfigurable.
Capable of transmitting signals at fast speed.
Energized and de-energized in seconds.

LIMITATIONS

Higher power consumption.

Plasma volumes must be stable and

repeatable.

High frequency signals do not penetrate

the walls.

Applications:

Submarines/ships.
Electronic warfare.
Military sector
Wirelessinternet
Radio and TV broadcasting.
Defense, Space and Homeland Security
Space wave communication.

DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS

Growing need for speed of communication n/w

along with data handling capacity are the
major forces helping to explore new ways of
transmission and reception.
It is expected that if PSiAn can be used for
trans- mission purpose the data transmission
rate would go upto 7 Gbps--------Wi-Gig.
Car anti-collision radar system.

Conclusion..

Plasma antenna works similar as traditional

antenna does with plasma replacing the metal
conductor of traditional antenna.
Because of plasma as conducting material,it
offers some advantages over normal antenna.
Invisible to radar and can release short pulses of
signals,
It can pave way towards faster wireless internet.

References:

M. Moisan and Z. J. Zakrzewski, Plasma sources based on the

propagation of electromagnetic surface waves,
http://electronicsforu.com/electronicsforu/circuitarchives.plasma
antenna/view_article.asp.
Theodore Anderson, 2011. Plasma Antennas. Artech House Papers
from Conference Proceedings.
Alex Anderson, E. P. Pradeep, Experimental and theoretical results
with plasma antennas," IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science,
http://www.ukessays.com/essays/informationtechnology/advantages-of-the- plasma-antenna-informationtechnology-essay.php.

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