Title :
Analysis of conducting ring and double layer dielectric loaded annular slot array antennas
Author :
Noghanian, S. ; Shafai, L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Manitoba Univ., Winnipeg, Man., Canada
fDate :
10/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A boundary value method is proposed for the investigation of a ring loaded and double layer dielectric loaded annular slot array antenna (ASAA). The method is confirmed numerically by comparing its results with IE3D and multi-body electromagnetic scattering (MBES) software packages. Using the proposed method, a parametric study is performed and the performance of both loading types is investigated with a view to enhancing the gain and improving the radiation patterns
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; boundary-value problems; dielectric-loaded antennas; loop antennas; slot antenna arrays; IE3D software packages; MBES software packages; annular slot array antennas; boundary value method; conducting ring loaded antennas; double layer dielectric loaded antennas; gain enhancement; multi-body electromagnetic scattering; radiation patterns;
Journal_Title :
Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, IEE Proceedings
DOI :
10.1049/ip-map:20010731
