The moment method solution for printed wire antennas of arbitrary configuration

Author

Nakano, Hisamatsu ; Kerner, Stephen R. ; Alexopoulos, NicÓlaos G.

Author_Institution

California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

36

Issue

12

fYear

1988

Firstpage

1667

Lastpage

1674

Abstract

A printed wire antenna of arbitrary configuration is analyzed. The electric field tangential to the wire is derived using the current expanded by piecewise sinusoidal functions. These functions are also used to form the impedance matrix elements. Use of the stationary phase method leads to a simple expression for the radiation field. Numerical analyses based on the present formulation yield radiation characteristics of a zigzag dipole antenna, a loop antenna, and a round spiral antenna.<>

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; dipole antennas; loop antennas; microstrip antennas; arbitrary configuration; electric field; impedance matrix elements; loop antenna; moment method solution; piecewise sinusoidal functions; printed wire antennas; radiation field; round spiral antenna; stationary phase method; zigzag dipole antenna; Antenna accessories; Current distribution; Dielectric materials; Dipole antennas; Impedance; Moment methods; Reflector antennas; Spirals; Transmission line matrix methods; Wire;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/8.14388

Filename

14388