FDTD analysis of electromagnetic wave radiation from systems containing horn antennas

Author

Katz, Daniel S. ; Piket-May, Melinda J. ; Taflove, Allen ; Umashankar, Korada R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA

Volume

39

Issue

8

fYear

1991

fDate

8/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1203

Lastpage

1212

Abstract

The application of the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method to various radiating structures is considered. These structures include two- and three-dimensional waveguides, flared horns, a two-dimensional parabolic reflector, and a two-dimensional hyperthermia application. Numerical results for the horns, waveguides, and parabolic reflectors are compared with results from using the method of moments (MM). The results for the hyperthermia application are shown as extensions of the previously validated models. This new application of the FDTD method is shown to be useful when other numerical or analytic methods cannot be applied

Keywords

antenna feeders; antenna theory; difference equations; time-domain analysis; waveguide antennas; FDTD analysis; electromagnetic wave radiation; finite-difference time-domain; flared horns; horn antennas; hyperthermia application; three-dimensional waveguides; two dimensional waveguides; two-dimensional parabolic reflector; Diffraction; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic radiation; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic waveguides; Finite difference methods; Horn antennas; Hyperthermia; Optical waveguides; Time domain analysis;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/8.97356

Filename

97356