Loop Antennas
Circular and rectangular loop
Loop antennas are conductors bent into the shape of a circle or a rectangle with a gap in between for terminals. Loops can be electrically small or electrically large. Electrically small loops are used in receiving mode where the signal-to-noise ratio is more important than antenna efficiency. Electrically large loops are used in directional arrays such as Yagi-Uda arrays and quad arrays.
Loop Antenna Catalog
Apps
| Antenna Designer | Design, visualize, and analyze antennas | 
| Antenna Array Designer | Design, visualize, and analyze arrays | 
Objects
| loopCircular | Create circular loop antenna | 
| loopRectangular | Create rectangular loop antenna | 
| wireStack | Create single or multi-feed wire antenna | 




