Title :
Moment method analysis of printed single-arm wire spiral antennas using curved segments
Author :
Khamas, S.K. ; Cook, G.G. ; Waldron, R.J. ; Edwards, R.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Sheffield Univ., UK
fDate :
8/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Single-arm wire spirals printed on grounded dielectric substrates are analysed using a moment method algorithm which uses piecewise sinusoidal subdomain basis and test functions on curved segments, which follow exactly the spiral curvature. Results are compared with those obtained from measurements and with published results using linear segmentation, and it is shown that the curved segment model is accurate and significantly more computationally efficient
Keywords :
antenna theory; integral equations; method of moments; microstrip antennas; monopole antennas; spiral antennas; wire antennas; antenna theory; computationally efficient model; curved segment model; electric field integral equation; grounded dielectric substrates; linear segmentation; measurements; moment method algorithm; moment method analysis; monopole antennas; piecewise sinusoidal subdomain basis functions; piecewise sinusoidal subdomain test functions; printed single-arm wire spiral antennas; spiral curvature;
Journal_Title :
Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, IEE Proceedings
DOI :
10.1049/ip-map:19971195
