Numerical Analysis of Spaceborne Mesh Reflector Antennas: Extended PO and Periodic MoM Based Approach

Author

Miura, Amane ; Rahmat-Samii, Yahya

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA

fYear

2006

fDate

9-14 July 2006

Firstpage

4409

Lastpage

4412

Abstract

Numerical analysis methods of mesh reflector antennas incorporating RF characteristics of the mesh surface are required for accurate performance prediction of mesh reflector antennas. In this paper, the periodic method of moments (MoM), which uses Rao, Wilton, and Glisson (RWG) basis and testing functions, is applied and combined with the extended physical optics (PO) to simulate the mesh surface with complex wire structures. All the analyses are performed at the frequency of 20 GHz for future application of mesh reflector antennas for satellite communications antennas in the Ka-band

Keywords

method of moments; microwave antennas; physical optics; reflector antennas; satellite antennas; 20 GHz; complex wire structures; extended physical optics; periodic MoM; periodic method of moments; satellite communications antennas; spaceborne mesh reflector antennas; Moment methods; Numerical analysis; Performance analysis; Periodic structures; Physical optics; Radio frequency; Reflector antennas; Satellite antennas; Testing; Wire;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 2006, IEEE

Conference_Location

Albuquerque, NM

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0123-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2006.1711611

Filename

1711611