Title :
Electromagnetic modeling and analysis of wireless communication antennas
Author :
Hoorfar, Ahmad ; Jamnejad, Vahraz
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Villanova Univ., PA, USA
fDate :
3/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The goal of this article is threefold: to present the basic principles of the application of method of moments (MoM), finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) and finite-element method (FEM) to analysis of antennas; to present examples of antenna simulations that show the capabilities of some modern commercially available simulators; to discuss future trends in modeling and analysis of microwave and millimeter-wave antennas for wireless communications.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; finite difference time-domain analysis; finite element analysis; method of moments; microwave antennas; millimetre wave antennas; FDTD; FEM; MoM; electromagnetic model; finite-difference time-domain; finite-element method; method of moments; microwave antenna; millimeter-wave antenna; numerical simulation; wireless communication; Analytical models; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic modeling; Finite difference methods; Finite element methods; Microwave antennas; Microwave theory and techniques; Moment methods; Time domain analysis; Wireless communication;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MMW.2003.1188236