Abstract
The utility and attractiveness of microstrip antennas has made it ever more important to find ways to precisely determine the radiation patterns of these antennas. Taking benefit of the added processing power of today’s computers, electromagnetic simulators are emerging to perform both planar and 3D analysis of high-frequency structures. One such tool studied was IE3D, which is a program that utilizes method of moment. This paper makes an investigation of the method used by the program, and then uses IE3D software to construct microstrip antennas and analyze the simulation results. The antenna offers good electrical performance and at the same time preserves the advantages of microstrip antennas such as small size, easy to manufacture as no lumped components are employed in the design and thus, is low cost; and most importantly, it serves multiple wireless applications.
Highlights
Microstrip antennas have become increasingly popular for microwave and millimeter wave applications, because they offer several distinct advantages over conventional microwave antennas
microstrip antennas (MSA) in general consists of radiating conducting patch, a conducting ground plane, a dielectric substrate sandwiched between the two, and a feed connected to the patch through the substrate
The MoM modeling program used in this paper is IE3D full wave EM solution of Zeland simulation software
Summary
Microstrip antennas have become increasingly popular for microwave and millimeter wave applications, because they offer several distinct advantages over conventional microwave antennas. Thesefield extensions‘ are known asfringing fields‘ and cause the patch to radiate Their utility and increasing demand makes it necessary to develop a precise method of analyzing these types of antennas. With the increasing capability of today‘s computers, numerical techniques offer a more accurate reflection of how microstrip antennas perform. Their use reduces the need to modify the final dimensions using a knife to remove metal or metal tape to increase the patches. The MoM modeling program used in this paper is IE3D full wave EM solution of Zeland simulation software.
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