Title :
Analysis of coupling between inclined microstrip patch antennas using enhanced FDTD technique
Author :
Foroughipour, S.M. ; Esselle, K.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Macquarie Univ., North Ryde, NSW, Australia
fDate :
4/27/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Using enhanced finite difference time domain (FDTD) equations for diagonal metal edges, an analysis of the mutual coupling between pairs of inclined rectangular microstrip patch antennas is presented. Use of the enhanced-equation technique has led to an improvement in the accuracy of the numerical results by a factor of 4-10 without requiring additional computer time or memory
Keywords :
antenna theory; finite difference time-domain analysis; microstrip antennas; diagonal metal edges; enhanced FDTD technique; enhanced-equation technique; inclined microstrip patch antennas; mutual coupling;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000641
