Title :
Global electromagnetic analysis of microstrip agile antenna
Author :
Dauguet, S. ; Gillard, R. ; Citerne, J. ; Piton, G.
Author_Institution :
LCST, Inst. Nat. des Sci. Appliques, Rennes, France
fDate :
6/19/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A global electromagnetic analysis of microstrip agile antennas is presented. The analysis developed is based on the integral equation technique associated with a numerical treatment of lumped elements, which enables the actual size of the varactor diodes to be taken into account. The agreement between theoretical and experimental results clearly shows the capabilities of this approach to predict the agility phenomenon
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; frequency agility; integral equations; microstrip antennas; varactors; agility phenomenon prediction; global electromagnetic analysis; integral equation technique; lumped elements; microstrip agile antenna; numerical treatment; varactor diodes;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19970770
