Transient field visualization for ultra--wideband antenna design
By: by David V. Adamiak
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Description: 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.
Notes: "December 1999".

Thesis advisor(s): Michael A. Morgan.

Thesis (M.S. in Electrical Engineering) Naval Postgraduate School, December 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 89).

Approved for public release; distribution unlimited.

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US Marine Corps (USMC) author.

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