Title :
Moment-method analysis of printed circular wire-loop antenna using curved piecewise sinusoidal subdomain basis and test functions
Author :
Khamas, S.K. ; Cook, G.G. ; Waldron, R.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Sheffield Univ., UK
fDate :
9/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A computationally efficient method for analyzing printed wire-loop antennas on grounded dielectric substrates which uses curved piecewise sinusoidal subdomain current basis and test functions spanning two segments in a moment-method solution to Pocklington´s equation is presented. Results for loop-input impedances are convergent, and these, together with efficiencies, compare favorably with computations using entire domain and linear subdomain basis and test functions
Keywords :
convergence of numerical methods; electric impedance; integral equations; loop antennas; method of moments; microstrip antennas; piecewise-linear techniques; wire antennas; Pocklington´s equation; computationally efficient method; convergence; curved piecewise sinusoidal subdomain basis; curved piecewise sinusoidal subdomain test functions; efficiencies; entire domain basis functions; grounded dielectric substrates; linear subdomain basis functions; loop input impedances; moment method analysis; moment method solution; printed circular wire-loop antenna; test functions; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Antennas and propagation; Diffraction; Dipole antennas; Feeds; Fresnel reflection; Millimeter wave technology; Power measurement; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
