TITLE:
Time-Domain Analysis of a Rectangular Reflector Antenna
AUTHORS:
Ghada M. Sami
KEYWORDS:
Time Domain; Rectangular Reflector; Electromagnetic Scattering
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Modern Physics,
Vol.4 No.10,
October
31,
2013
ABSTRACT:
Rectangular reflector antennas have motivated the time-domain analysis of electromagnetic scattering problems. The asymptotic time domain physical-optics (TDPO) is applied to the analysis of a rectangular reflector illuminated by a Gaussian-impulse. The effects of time-delayed mutual coupling between points on the surface will be ignored as a result of utilizing the TDPO method for determining the equivalent surface-current density on the reflector. Finally, in this work the scattered signals at the specular reflection point, at the edges, and at the corners can be clearly distinguished.