Matlab-based simulation of a slot antenna for pulse radiation

Author

Fernandez-Garcia, A. ; Makarov, S. ; Pahlavan, K.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Worcester Polytech. Inst., MA, USA

fYear

2002

Firstpage

341

Lastpage

344

Abstract

A numerical study, based on the frequency-domain method of moments (MoM), is made of wideband properties of a slot linearly-polarized antenna, patented by Time Domain Inc. The antenna-to-antenna transfer function is evaluated over the band 12.5 MHz to 6.25 GHz. Predictions are made for the received voltage at different durations of the input voltage pulse. It is stated that the investigated antenna type is best suited for 1 ns wide pulses. When the pulse duration is smaller or greater than this value, the antenna performance declines.

Keywords

digital simulation; electrical engineering computing; impedance matrix; matrix inversion; mesh generation; method of moments; slot antennas; transfer functions; 12.5 MHz to 625 GHz; Matlab-based simulation; MoM; Time Domain Inc; antenna perfomance; antenna-to-antenna transfer function; feed models; frequency-domain method of moments; impedance matrix inversion; input impedance; input voltage pulse duration; linearly-polarized antenna; mesh generat; pulse radiation; received voltage; slot antenna; wideband properties; Computer languages; Dipole antennas; Feeds; Frequency; Impedance; Receiving antennas; Slot antennas; Transfer functions; Transmitting antennas; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Ultra Wideband Systems and Technologies, 2002. Digest of Papers. 2002 IEEE Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7496-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/UWBST.2002.1006389

Filename

1006389