• DocumentCode
    2546503
  • Title

    Contour path FDTD method for pyramidal horns with composite E-plane walls

  • Author

    Tirkas, P.A. ; Balanis, C.A. ; Birtcher, C.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    June 28 1993-July 2 1993
  • Firstpage
    826
  • Abstract
    The CPFDTD (contour-path finite-difference time-domain) method was used for analysis of pyramidal horn antennas with or without composite E-plane walls. For the metallic horn very accurate antenna gain patterns were computed compared to measurements. When the E-plane walls are coated with lossy magnetic material, for gain pattern control, the CPFDTD yields acceptable gain patterns compared to measurements.<>
  • Keywords
    antenna radiation patterns; finite difference time-domain analysis; gain control; horn antennas; FDTD method; antenna gain patterns; composite E-plane walls; contour-path finite-difference time-domain; gain pattern control; lossy magnetic material; metallic horn; pyramidal horn antennas; Antenna accessories; Antenna measurements; Aperture antennas; Coatings; Finite difference methods; Horn antennas; Magnetic fields; Time domain analysis; Waveguide transitions; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1993. AP-S. Digest
  • Conference_Location
    Ann Arbor, MI, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1246-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.1993.385221
  • Filename
    385221