Title :
Analysis of inter-element mutual coupling in wireless antenna array using finite difference time domain method
Author :
Agosto, Jorge ; Farahat, Nader ; Mittra, Raj
Author_Institution :
Polytech. Univ. of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Abstract :
The effect of inter-element mutual coupling in a typical wireless communication antenna array is studied using the finite difference time domain method. The array consists of 16 half-wavelength fat dipoles that are non-uniformly spaced. The result obtained by the array multiplication approach is compared with that obtained from the finite difference time domain method in order to show the influence of the inter-element mutual coupling.
Keywords :
computational electromagnetics; dipole antenna arrays; electromagnetic coupling; finite difference time-domain analysis; FDTD; antenna theory; array multiplication; fat dipoles; finite difference time domain method; inter-element mutual coupling; nonuniform spacing; wireless antenna array; Antenna arrays; Base stations; Computational modeling; Dipole antennas; Finite difference methods; Frequency; Interference; Mutual coupling; Time domain analysis; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8883-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2005.1551955
