Title :
Accurate and efficient end cap model for cylindrical wire antenna analysis
Author :
Heldring, A. ; Ubeda, E. ; Rius, J.M.
Author_Institution :
Signal Theor. & Commun. Dept., Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
fDate :
9/15/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The commonly used approach to model the effect of end caps in the analysis of cylindrical wire antennas is shown to be inaccurate. A new approach is proposed with superior accuracy at practically no extra computational cost. The new technique uses the full or exact thin wire kernel.
Keywords :
antenna theory; wire antennas; cylindrical wire antenna analysis; end cap model; thin wire kernel;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20051989
