Title :
The application of a circuit simulator to the design and analysis of passive and active microstrip antennas
Author :
Roscoe, D.J. ; Ittipiboon, A. ; Shafai, L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Manitoba Univ., Winnipeg, Man., Canada
Abstract :
A procedure for the analysis and design of passive traveling wave antennas using a commercially available circuit simulator is presented. An example is presented showing its usefulness in providing insight into printed antenna operation. The procedure of analyzing traveling wave antennas using EMSim and calculating the resultant far-field radiation pattern has been applied to a circularly polarized rampart and four-arm traveling-wave antenna. Results look promising and a further extension to the analysis of integrated antennas is under way.<>
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; circuit CAD; circuit analysis computing; microstrip antennas; EMSim; active microstrip antennas; analysis; circuit simulator; circularly polarized rampart; design; far-field radiation pattern; integrated antennas; passive microstrip antennas; passive traveling wave antennas; printed antenna; software package; Analytical models; Antenna radiation patterns; Circuit simulation; Design automation; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic devices; Microstrip antennas; Microwave theory and techniques; Packaging; Pattern analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1992. AP-S. 1992 Digest. Held in Conjuction with: URSI Radio Science Meeting and Nuclear EMP Meeting., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0730-5
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1992.221622
