Microwave and Optical Technology Letters · 2003 · 30 citations · 8 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringAntennasComputational ElectromagneticsMicrowave EngineeringAntenna Radiation PatternsGreen's FunctionsMethod Of MomentsMicrostrip AntennasMicrowave AntennasPlanar AntennasAntenna AnalysisAntenna Input ImpedanceElectric Field Integral EquationLegendre PolynomialsMethod Of Moments AnalysisMicrostrip Patch AntennasPatch AntennasRectangular Microstrip Antennas
Abstract In this paper, the input impedance and radiation pattern of spherical rectangular patch antennas are studied. The electric field integral equation is numerically solved by applying the method of moments where the multilayer spherical structure is rigorously considered, using the spectral‐domain algorithm for calculating Green's functions. In order to avoid numerical problems, a modified vector–Legendre transformation and normalized Legendre polynomials are defined and applied to the solution procedure. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 36: 276–280, 2003; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.10741
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