Modelling parasitically-coupled patch antennas using the finite-difference time-domain technique

GS Hilton; CJ Railton; MA Beach

Modelling parasitically-coupled patch antennas using the finite-difference time-domain technique

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Abstract

With the increasing interest in the use of printed circuit techniques for the manufacture of millimetre-wave antennas, there is a need to accurately model the radiation, coupling, susceptive loading and resonance mechanisms in order to determine the antennas' input and far-field responses. For instance, with antenna elements fabricated on a high permittivity dielectric, such as alumina, the resonant behaviour of the antenna may be strongly dependent upon the size of the dielectric owing to the level of surface wave radiation. Furthermore, printed antennas tend to be formed into arrays of elements, and therefore coupling and feed line effects must also be considered in the design procedure. The aim of the paper is to demonstrate the use of a general field solving technique in the analysis of patch antennas. In this example, the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) technique is applied to determine the characteristics of a mutually-coupled array of narrow microstrip patches

Translated title of the contribution	Modelling Parasitically-coupled patch antennas using the Finite-Difference Time-Domain technique
Original language	English
Title of host publication	Unknown
Publisher	Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Pages	186 - 189
Number of pages	3
Volume	1
ISBN (Print)	0852965729
Publication status	Published - Apr 1993
Event	8th International Conference on Antennas and Propagation - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 1 Apr 1993 → …

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Conference	8th International Conference on Antennas and Propagation
Country	United Kingdom
City	Edinburgh
Period	1/04/93 → …

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Conference Proceedings/Title of Journal: IEE 8th Int. Conf. on Antennas and Propagation, Heriot-Watt University, 30 March - 2 April
Rose publication type: Conference contribution

Sponsorship: Ihis work has been possible only through the combined effofts of members of the Microwave and Mathematical Modelling Group at the Centre for Communication Research, University of Bristol

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns
finite difference time-domain analysis
microstrip antennas

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Modelling parasitically-coupled patch antennas using the finite-difference time-domain technique

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