Efficient technique for accurately analyzing multi-layer reflectarrays applying the adaptive integral method

Author

Rullhusen, Ingo ; Arndt, Fritz

Author_Institution

Dept. of Microwave, Bremen Univ., Bremen

fYear

2006

fDate

6-10 Nov. 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

A method-of-moment (MoM) technique is presented for the rigorous analysis of multi-layer reflectarrays using microstrip patch elements of variable size. The electric field integral equation (EFIE) in mixed potential form is discretized using Rao-Wilton-Glisson or rectangular basis functions, respectively. The required Green´s functions are evaluated by Felsen´s equivalent transmission line method. For the efficient MoM computation, the adaptive integral method (AIM) is applied.

Keywords

Green´s function methods; electric field integral equations; method of moments; microstrip antenna arrays; reflector antennas; Felsen equivalent transmission line method; Green´s functions; MoM technique; Rao-Wilton-Glisson functions; adaptive integral method; electric field integral equation; method-of-moment technique; microstrip patch elements; multilayer reflectarrays; rectangular basis functions; Current density; Fast Fourier transforms; Green´s function methods; Integral equations; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Microwave theory and techniques; Moment methods; Nonhomogeneous media; Transmission line matrix methods;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation, 2006. EuCAP 2006. First European Conference on

Conference_Location

Nice

Print_ISBN

978-92-9092-937-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EUCAP.2006.4585047

Filename

4585047