What is the Crossed-Field Antenna (CFA)?

[ttosolee]

**broken link removed**
http://www.antennex.com/preview/cfa/cfa.htm
http://www.antennex.com/shack/Jun00/paperdavos.pdf

so many papers or articles has come out but still confusing.
anybody can explain more detail?

thanks,

 

[eep2nw]

The basic principle of the CFA is to allow a radiated outward poynting vector as a result of crossing the E and H fields generated from the CFA structure. Some people have claimed that it could be an effective and efficient radiator. Unfortunately, I have performed experiments on the CFA structure and have failed to find any conclusive evidence.