Title :
General technique to calculate subsectional edge expansion functions (SEEFs) for microstrip antennas in arbitrary multilayered structures
Author :
Vandenbosch, Guy A E
Author_Institution :
ESAT-TELEMIC, Katholieke Univ., Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium
Abstract :
The technique of solving integral equations describing a microstrip antenna structure using the method of moments is well known and widely used. In this paper an efficient procedure is presented to determine subsectional edge expansion functions (SEEFs) containing the correct singularities of the currents at the edges of a rectangular patch located in an arbitrary multilayered structure. It is proven that the use of these SEEFs considerably improves the convergence of the calculated resonant frequency
Keywords :
antenna theory; convergence of numerical methods; inhomogeneous media; integral equations; method of moments; microstrip antennas; SEEF; arbitrary multilayered structures; convergence; currents; integral equations; method of moments; microstrip antennas; rectangular patch; resonant frequency; singularities; subsectional edge expansion functions;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 2001. Eleventh International Conference on (IEE Conf. Publ. No. 480)
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-733-0
DOI :
10.1049/cp:20010391