Use of Carbon-Based Composite Materials with Anisotropic Conductivity for Creating Microwave Antennas

We develop and test engineering solutions aimed at creating antenna devices made of carbonbased composite materials and operated in various intervals of the microwave range. The main electromagnetic characteristics of the antennas in this range are computer simulated and studied experimentally. The influence of the anisotropy of the material conductivity on the parameters of horn antennas is studied. Feasibility of using materials with anisotropic conductivity for creating antenna devices with given radio-frequency characteristics is demonstrated.