• DocumentCode
    2808892
  • Title

    Full-wave analysis of an assortment of printed antenna structures using the FD-TD method

  • Author

    Litva, J. ; Bi, Z.Q. ; Wu, K.L. ; Fralich, R. ; Wu, C.

  • Author_Institution
    Commun. Res. Lab., McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ont., Canada
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    24-28 June 1991
  • Firstpage
    410
  • Abstract
    Simple and complex microstrip antennas are analyzed using the FDTD (finite-difference-time-domain) method. The complex antennas that are analyzed consist of broadband and/or dual-band aperture-coupled stacked microstrip antennas. The strengths and the limitations of the FDTD technique for microstrip antenna analysis are demonstrated by comparing the FDTD results with experimental results. It is also shown that the FDTD method is a very useful tool for designing wideband and multiple-band microstrip antennas.<>
  • Keywords
    antenna theory; difference equations; microstrip antennas; time-domain analysis; broadband antennas; complex microstrip antennas; dual-band aperture-coupled stacked microstrip antennas; finite-difference-time-domain; full-wave analysis; printed antenna structures; Antennas and propagation; Aperture antennas; Boundary conditions; Broadband antennas; Dielectrics; Frequency domain analysis; Magnetic domain walls; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Stripline;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1991. AP-S. Digest
  • Conference_Location
    London, Ontario, Canada
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0144-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.1991.174862
  • Filename
    174862