Modeling the Behavior of the Linearly Tapered Slot Antenna

Abstract

The Linearly Tapered Slot Antenna (LTSA) had been investigated and developed experimentally; its applications have primarily been based on empirical designs. An accurate theoretical model based on Moment Methods (MM) is developed here to study the radiation characteristics of the LTSA. Using the MM solutions to the reaction integral equation, this thesis presents an analysis to model and explain the LTSA behavior. The effects of variable design parameters on radiation patterns are studied. Discussion is augmented by relating pre- ducted radiation patterns to calculated current distributions on the antenna surface. Conclusions are made regarding optimum designs for the LTSA. Relevant observations are made concerning the extensive computational tasks and the computer resources required for the MM model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA205255

Entities

People

  • Thomas P. Kelly

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antennas
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Birds
  • California
  • Central Processing Units
  • Computer Programs
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Engineering
  • Far Field
  • Integral Equations
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Parametric Analysis
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Slot Antennas
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design