Title :
Design of corner reflector antennas using FDTD
Author :
Olver, A.D. ; Sterr, U.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Queen Mary & Westfield Coll., London, UK
fDate :
12/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A design study of the corner reflector antenna is reported, using the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method, which takes account of the finite size of the corner reflector plates. The influence of the geometric parameters on the radiation characteristic is established, and optimum design information is presented. The method has been validated by constructing and measuring an experimental antenna, which gives results in very good agreement with the predictions
Keywords :
UHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; finite difference time-domain analysis; microwave antennas; reflector antennas; FDTD; UHF; base station antennas; corner reflector antenna design; corner reflector plates; experimental antenna; finite difference time domain; geometric parameters; low microwave frequencies; mobile communication systems; optimum design; radiation characteristic;
Journal_Title :
Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, IEE Proceedings
DOI :
10.1049/ip-map:19982262
