Title :
Application of transmission line matrix method to antenna synthesis
Author :
Ciocan, R. ; Ida, N.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci. Dept., Akron Univ., OH, USA
Abstract :
A transmission-line matrix (TLM) model was developed to generate field patterns for antenna arrays. The spatial resolution of the proposed model is better than a tenth of a wavelength. Numerical modeling was carried out at 20GHz. The excitation current for each element was computed using the Fourier Transform method. A good agreement was obtained between TLM generated patterns and the analytical results for the considered geometries.
Keywords :
S-matrix theory; antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; dipole antenna arrays; linear antenna arrays; transmission line matrix methods; 20 GHz; Fourier transform method; antenna arrays; antenna synthesis; field patterns; half-wavelength dipoles; linear array; radiation pattern; scattering matrix; spatial resolution; transmission-line matrix model; Antenna arrays; Fourier transforms; Geometry; Numerical models; Pattern analysis; Spatial resolution; Transmission line antennas; Transmission line matrix methods; Transmission lines; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Columbus, OH, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7846-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2003.1220024
