Title :
Design and optimization of silicon-based patch antennas using time-domain techniques
Author :
DeJean, G. ; Bushyager, N. ; Dalton, E. ; Tentzeris, M.M. ; Papapolymerou, J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
The simulated results of a silicon-based microstrip patch antenna are presented. The antenna structure includes an additional layer of low permittivity material sandwiched between the antenna and the silicon substrate. The simulations are performed using two in-house computer codes that make use of the multi-resolution time domain (MRTD) and the finite difference time domain (FDTD) methods to solve for the electromagnetic fields. These techniques are used for the modeling and optimization of various silicon-based antennas.
Keywords :
electromagnetic fields; finite difference time-domain analysis; microstrip antennas; optimisation; permittivity; silicon; FDTD methods; MRTD method; electromagnetic fields; finite difference time domain method; low permittivity material; microstrip patch antenna; multi-resolution time domain method; optimization; silicon substrate; silicon-based patch antennas; simulations; time-domain techniques; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Design optimization; Electromagnetic fields; Finite difference methods; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Permittivity; Silicon; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems, 2004. Digest of Papers. 2004 Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8703-1
DOI :
10.1109/SMIC.2004.1398237
