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2009-10-14
A Half Hollow Cylindrical Antenna (HHCA) Analysis Using the CFDTD Algorithm
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research C, Vol. 11, 51-60, 2009
Abstract
In this paper, a direct three dimensional Finite-Difference Time-Domain (3D-FDTD) approach is implemented to investigate the electromagnetic behavior of a Half Hollow Cylindrical Antenna. The conformal shape of this antenna is studied using the Conformal Finite-Difference Time-Domain (CFDTD). We shall prove that a variation of the antenna shape generates an important shift of the values of the resonant frequency (about 0.467 GHz). Compared with the planar shape, the geometrical shape reduces the space occupied by the antenna of about 36,28%.
Citation
Denden Mohsen, Nabil Ghannay, and Abdelaziz Samet, "A Half Hollow Cylindrical Antenna (HHCA) Analysis Using the CFDTD Algorithm," Progress In Electromagnetics Research C, Vol. 11, 51-60, 2009.
doi:10.2528/PIERC09090804
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