Title :
Application of FDTD method to conformal patch antennas
Author :
Yu, W. ; Farahat, N. ; Mittra, R.
Author_Institution :
Electromag. Commun. Lab., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
fDate :
6/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The paper presents an application of the conformal finite difference time domain (CFDTD) method to model a conformal patch antenna mounted on a coated PEC cylinder. A conformal technique and non-uniform mesh are used to model the entire antenna configuration including the PEC cylinder, the thin dielectric layer and the patch antenna, as opposed to a hybrid approach, which is sometimes used to solve this type of problem
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; conformal antennas; finite difference time-domain analysis; microstrip antennas; FDTD method; coated PEC cylinder; conformal finite difference time domain method; conformal patch antennas; far-field pattern; nonuniform mesh; thin dielectric layer;
Journal_Title :
Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, IEE Proceedings
DOI :
10.1049/ip-map:20010501
