• DocumentCode
    2670478
  • Title

    Analysis of microstrip leaky wave antenna with FDTD

  • Author

    Li, Yuanxin ; Jiang, Hongyan ; Long, Yunliang

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Commun. Eng., Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Guangzhou, China
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    3-8 July 2005
  • Firstpage
    271
  • Abstract
    A new way to calculate the complex propagation constant, γ=α+jβ, of a microstrip leaky wave antenna (MLWA) is presented. The calculated normalized complex propagation constant fits well with the comparison data. The properties of the leaky wave antenna in the first high mode are discussed using the simple cavity theory. It is explained, in principle, why the MLWA has a leaky region and critical frequency. Some simple rules about how to choose the width and permittivity of the MLWA are given.
  • Keywords
    antenna theory; finite difference time-domain analysis; leaky wave antennas; microstrip antennas; FDTD analysis; complex propagation constant; critical frequency; first high mode; leaky region; microstrip antenna; microstrip leaky wave antenna; permittivity; simple cavity theory; width; Difference equations; Finite difference methods; Frequency; Leaky wave antennas; Maxwell equations; Microstrip antennas; Permittivity; Propagation constant; Sun; Time domain analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8883-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2005.1551300
  • Filename
    1551300