Title :
Scattering from arbitrarily shaped microstrip patch antennas using the theory of characteristic modes
Author :
Angiulli, G. ; Di Massa, G.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettronics, Inf. e Sistemistica, Calabria Univ., Italy
Abstract :
A full-wave MoM solution to the problem of plane wave scattering by an arbitrarily shaped patch printed on a dielectric slab, using the theory of characteristic modes, is presented. Computed current distributions for the microstrip patch are presented. The method proposed seems promising for the exact analysis of arrays of microstrip antennas reducing the number of unknowns and the corresponding computational effort.
Keywords :
current distribution; electromagnetic wave scattering; method of moments; microstrip antennas; arbitrarily shaped microstrip patch antennas; characteristic modes; full-wave MoM solution; plane wave scattering; Current distribution; Dielectrics; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Integral equations; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Moment methods; Patch antennas; Radar scattering; Transmission line matrix methods;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1998. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4478-2
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1998.701558
