Analysis of a Leaky Traveling Wave Antenna (Preprint)

Abstract

Several leaky traveling wave antennas using the first microstrip higher order mode were simulated with the Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) method. The leaky wave antennas investigated here differ from previous designs. The propagation constant of each antenna was extracted from the resulting guided field distribution for comparison with a transverse resonance approximation, measured far-field patterns, and other simulated antennas. Variations of geometry were explored to investigate the complex propagation constant and its effect on the far-field pattern and the bandwidth.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA456727

Entities

People

  • Andrew J. Terzuoli
  • Gary A. Thiele
  • Gregory M. Zelinski
  • M. L. Hastriter
  • Michael J. Havrilla

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Bandwidth
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Electric Fields
  • Far Field
  • Finite Difference Time Domain
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Governments
  • Materials
  • Radiation
  • Three Dimensional
  • Time Domain
  • Transmission Lines
  • Traveling Waves
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics