Title :
Efficient method for the analysis and design of complex antennas
Author :
Garcia, Eliseo ; Delgado, Carlos ; Catedra, Felipe
Author_Institution :
Autom. Dept., Univ. de Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Spain
Abstract :
A novel technique for the analysis and design of complex antennas is presented. This method is based on the method of moments, and its computational cost is reduced due to the combination of the fast multipole method (FMM) and the characteristics basis function method (CBFM). So, electrically large antennas can be analyzed. The method has been tested considering reflectarrays and antennas composed by metamaterials and other finite-sized multilayered quasi-periodic structures achieving good results.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; antenna testing; method of moments; reflector antennas; characteristics basis function method; complex antenna design; fast multipole method; finite-sized multilayered quasiperiodic structures; metamaterial; method of moments; reflectarray antenna; Geometry; Moment methods; Periodic structures; Reflector antennas; Shape; Solid modeling; Spline; Surface reconstruction; Surface topography; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2009. APSURSI '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Charleston, SC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3647-7
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2009.5172348
