Title :
Coupling analysis of finite phased array microstrip antennas using the finite difference time domain method
Author :
Gómez-Tagle, J. ; Christodoulou, C.G. ; Wahid, P.F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
The finite difference time domain (FDTD) algorithm is used to analyze a two element broadside array of coax-fed stacked microstrip antennas. Special emphasis has been placed to obtain the mutual coupling of the antennas. A time domain approach is investigated to model the phase of the excitations
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; finite difference time-domain analysis; microstrip antenna arrays; FDTD algorithm; broadside array; coax-fed stacked microstrip antennas; coupling analysis; excitation phase modelling; finite difference time domain method; finite phased array microstrip antennas; impedance; mutual coupling; radiation characteristics; Coaxial components; Feeds; Finite difference methods; Impedance; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Mutual coupling; Phased arrays; Probes; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Southeastcon '98. Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4391-3
DOI :
10.1109/SECON.1998.673297
