Title :
Analysis Method of Microstrip Antennas on Hemispherical Multilayer Structures
Author :
Giang, Truong Vu Bang ; Dreher, Achim
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Technol., Vietnam Nat. Univ., Hanoi
Abstract :
A generalized method for the analysis of microstrip antennas, which are placed on or embedded in hemispherical multilayer structures, is presented. By using corresponding full-wave equivalent circuits, the dyadic Green´s functions of these structures and their system equations for the tangential field components at the interfaces can be analytically derived in a simple way. The numerical results are verified with commercial software codes. Some effects of the curvature and the ground plane on the input impedance of microstrip antennas are shown.
Keywords :
Green´s function methods; antenna theory; conformal antennas; method of moments; microstrip antennas; conformal antennas; dyadic Green functions; hemispherical multilayer structures; method of moments; microstrip antennas; spherical sector structures; tangential field components; Antennas and propagation; Dielectric resonator antennas; Dielectric substrates; Equations; Equivalent circuits; Impedance; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Moment methods; Nonhomogeneous media; Conformal antennas; hemispherical structures; method of moments; microstrip antennas; numerical techniques; spherical sector structures;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.2008.929544
