The effect of dielectric on multiband driven triple patch microstrip antenna analyzed using 3D-FDTD method

Author

Elkamchouchi, Hassan ; Madany, Yasser M.

Author_Institution

Fac. of Eng., Alexandria Univ., Egypt

fYear

2003

Lastpage

42376

Abstract

A three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain (3D-FDTD) method is used to construct a new multiband operation of a microstrip patch antenna fed by single small strip. The antenna is constructed once on Duroid structure ε_r=2.2 and then quartz substrate ε=3.8. The FDTD method is used to calculate the radiation characteristics and input impedance of the antenna. The equivalence principle has been used to transform the time domain components of the near field to the frequency domain spherical components of the far field. The microstrip patch antenna has multiband characteristics with different ratios. Details of the antenna design and simulation results are presented and discussed.

Keywords

UHF antennas; antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; finite difference time-domain analysis; frequency-domain analysis; microstrip antennas; 3D-FDTD method; C programming language; Duroid structure; dielectric effect; far field; field distribution; frequency domain spherical components; input impedance; multiband driven triple patch microstrip antenna; near field; quartz substrate; radiation characteristics; scattering parameter; single small strip; three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain; time domain components; Dielectrics; Educational institutions; Finite difference methods; Frequency; Geometry; Impedance; Maxwell equations; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Time domain analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radio Science Conference, 2003. NRSC 2003. Proceedings of the Twentieth National

Print_ISBN

977-5031-75-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NRSC.2003.1217332

Filename

1217332