Title :
FDTD analysis of an active antenna
Author :
Toland, B. ; Lin, J. ; Houshmand, B. ; Itoh, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
The FDTD algorithm is extended to perform a theoretical analysis of a two-element active antenna. A description is given of the procedures that were used to produce a stable large signal simulation of the active, nonlinear circuit. Some results are given and a comparison is made with measured data.<>
Keywords :
active antennas; antenna theory; finite difference time-domain analysis; microstrip antennas; microwave antenna arrays; FDTD analysis; antenna theory; measured data; nonlinear circuit; stable large signal simulation; two-element active antenna; Circuit simulation; Cutoff frequency; Diodes; Finite difference methods; Gunn devices; Microwave circuits; Microwave devices; Microwave oscillators; Microwave theory and techniques; Time domain analysis;
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, IEEE
