• DocumentCode
    1143790
  • Title

    Broad-band horn-antenna launchers modeling by FDTD and generalized scattering matrix methods

  • Author

    Marrocco, Gaetano ; Bardati, Fernando

  • Author_Institution
    Dipt. de Informatica, Univ. of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
  • Volume
    50
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    12/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1688
  • Lastpage
    1696
  • Abstract
    Printed launchers are currently used to feed millimeter broad-band horn antennas. A time-domain procedure, based on the finite-difference time-domain method, is proposed to achieve an accurate model of the launching section. A scattering matrix approach is followed and unidirectional time-domain modal sources are developed for efficient generation of port modes.
  • Keywords
    S-matrix theory; antenna feeds; broadband antennas; finite difference time-domain analysis; horn antennas; millimetre wave antennas; FDTD method; broad-band horn-antenna launchers; finite-difference time-domain method; generalized scattering matrix method; millimeter broad-band horn antenna feed; port modes generation; quasi-Yagi launcher; time-domain procedure; unidirectional time-domain modal sources; Bandwidth; Dipole antennas; Electromagnetic scattering; Finite difference methods; GSM; Horn antennas; Millimeter wave technology; Planar arrays; Time domain analysis; Transmission line matrix methods;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.2002.807364
  • Filename
    1178717