A Study on the Characteristics of the Corrugated Feed-Horn Antenna Using FDTD Method

FDTD 방법을 이용한 Corrugated Feed-Horn Antenna 의 특성에 대한 연구

  • Published : 2000.06.01

Abstract

The electromagnetic fields of the corrugated annular feed-horn antenna have been analyzed exactly by using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) technique. The radiation pattern and return loss characteristics of the antenna were obtained as a function of the impedance of feeding coaxial line at 11.8GHz. The return loss was determined to be less than -25dB at 30$\Omega$. It was confirmed that the phase error is less compared to that of the antenna without corrugation, but the directivity of the radiation pattern needs to be improved.

본 논문에서는 $\infty$rrugation이 개구변에 수직인 환형 급전-혼 안테나의 전파반사를 FDTD 방법으로 해석하였 다. 동축선로로 혼 안테나가 급전할 때 thin wire 안테나 모델과 전계와 자계를 전압과 전류로 모댈렁한 1차원 F FDTD코딩방법을 이용하여 계산시간을 효율적으로 줄일 수 있었다. 중심주파수 11.8 GHz(X -band)에서 급천 동축선로의 특성임피던스를 50$\Omega$에서 20$\Omega$까지 lO$\Omega$씩 변화시켜 가며 계산한 결과 특성임피던스가 30$\Omega$인 경우 11 GHz-14 GHz의 넓은 주파수 영역에서 반사손실이 -25 dB 이상의 좋은 특성을 보인다. 또한 corrugation이 있을 때 방사패턴의 지향성이 개선되며 개구변에서의 위상오차가 감소됨을 확인하였다.

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