Transient field visualization for ultra--wideband antenna design
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Authors
Adamiak, David V.
Subjects
Impulse antenna
Wideband antenna
Ultra-wideband
Near-field
Software
Wideband antenna
Ultra-wideband
Near-field
Software
Advisors
Morgan, Michael A.
Date of Issue
1999-12-01
Date
December 1999
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Impulse antennas are specifically designed to transmit and/or receive very short bursts of electromagnetic energy. By their very nature, these short time-duration bursts (impulses) require ultra-wideband transmitting and receiving antennas. This thesis investigates a number of UWB antenna designs to determine their feasibility in receiving an impulse having a 1000:1 bandwidth (10 MHz to 10 GHz) with virtually no distortion. As a tool in aiding the design of such an antenna, this thesis presents original software that was developed to visualize an impulse propagating in the near-field region of the antenna being considered. Such software will significantly reduce the workload and time required for antenna design and provide unique capabilities for heuristic understanding of the physics involved.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
xvi, 128 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.