DocumentCode
1493370
Title
Design of corner reflector antennas using FDTD
Author
Olver, A.D. ; Sterr, U.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Queen Mary & Westfield Coll., London, UK
Volume
145
Issue
6
fYear
1998
fDate
12/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
481
Lastpage
485
Abstract
A design study of the corner reflector antenna is reported, using the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method, which takes account of the finite size of the corner reflector plates. The influence of the geometric parameters on the radiation characteristic is established, and optimum design information is presented. The method has been validated by constructing and measuring an experimental antenna, which gives results in very good agreement with the predictions
Keywords
UHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; finite difference time-domain analysis; microwave antennas; reflector antennas; FDTD; UHF; base station antennas; corner reflector antenna design; corner reflector plates; experimental antenna; finite difference time domain; geometric parameters; low microwave frequencies; mobile communication systems; optimum design; radiation characteristic;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, IEE Proceedings
Publisher
iet
ISSN
1350-2417
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/ip-map:19982262
Filename
755285
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