FDTD calculation of radiation patterns, impedance, and gain for a monopole antenna on a conducting box Export

@article{citeulike:3790386, abstract = {The ability of the finite-difference-time-domain (FDTD) method to calculate radiation patterns, input impedance, and gain for a monopole antenna on a conducting box is demonstrated. Results are given for the bare box and with the box coated with a dielectric layer. Radiation patterns are compared with measurements and with the method of moments for the bare box. Radiation patterns for the dielectric-covered box and all impedance and gain results are compared with measurements only. Good agreement is obtained in all cases. The FDTD approach includes a dielectric covering quite easily, while this would be quite difficult for a method of moments approach. The FDTD method requires similar computer time as the method of moments for a single-frequency result, but produces wide-bandwidth impedance and gain results with much less computer time}, author = {Luebbers, R. and Chen, L. and Uno, T. and Adachi, S.}, booktitle = {Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on}, citeulike-article-id = {3790386}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/8.204752}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=204752}, doi = {10.1109/8.204752}, journal = {Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on}, keywords = {fdtd, nfff}, number = {12}, pages = {1577--1583}, posted-at = {2008-12-15 23:11:07}, priority = {2}, title = {FDTD calculation of radiation patterns, impedance, and gain for a monopole antenna on a conducting box}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/8.204752}, volume = {40}, year = {1992} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3790386 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3790386 N2 - The ability of the finite-difference-time-domain (FDTD) method to calculate radiation patterns, input impedance, and gain for a monopole antenna on a conducting box is demonstrated. Results are given for the bare box and with the box coated with a dielectric layer. Radiation patterns are compared with measurements and with the method of moments for the bare box. Radiation patterns for the dielectric-covered box and all impedance and gain results are compared with measurements only. Good agreement is obtained in all cases. The FDTD approach includes a dielectric covering quite easily, while this would be quite difficult for a method of moments approach. The FDTD method requires similar computer time as the method of moments for a single-frequency result, but produces wide-bandwidth impedance and gain results with much less computer time IS - 12 JF - Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on EP - 1583 TI - FDTD calculation of radiation patterns, impedance, and gain for a monopole antenna on a conducting box VL - 40 T2 - Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on SP - 1577 KW - fdtd KW - nfff AU - Luebbers, R AU - Chen, L AU - Uno, T AU - Adachi, S PY - 1992/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/8.204752 ER -