DocumentCode
1849513
Title
Accurate analysis of cylindrical dipole arrays for base station antenna
Author
Xiangyu Cao ; Luk, K.M. ; Changhong Liang ; Jun Gao
Volume
3
fYear
2003
fDate
22-27 June 2003
Firstpage
678
Abstract
A linear dipole array mounted on a finite solid conducting cylinder has widely application in mobile communications. In this paper, the radiation pattern of cylindrical dipole arrays for base stations is accurately computed by using the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method. It will help for the accurate analysis and design of a base station antenna.
Keywords
antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; dipole antenna arrays; finite difference time-domain analysis; linear antenna arrays; mobile antennas; mobile handsets; absorbing boundary condition; base station antenna; cylindrical dipole array; finite difference time domain method; finite solid conducting cylinder; linear dipole array; radiation pattern; Adaptive arrays; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Base stations; Dipole antennas; Engine cylinders; Finite difference methods; Mobile communication; Solids; Time domain analysis;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE
Conference_Location
Columbus, OH, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7846-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2003.1219938
Filename
1219938
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