Analysis of one wide-band and high gain patch microstrip antenna using the FDTD method

International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 468-473

  Xia, J ^a,b,c,d   Tan, S H ^a,e,f,g,h   Arichandran, K ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b XIDIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^f Sch of Electronics and Elec Eng   (Colombia)

^g MOTOROLA INC   (United States)

^h NTU Satellite Engineering Center

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; RESONANCE; SUBSTRATES; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN (FDTD) METHOD; PATCH MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; SUBSTRATE-SUPERSTRATE RESONANCE TECHNIQUES;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 0033221480     PISSN: 10964290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-047X(199911)9:6<468::AID-MMCE4>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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