Novel Microwave Network for the Leaky-Wave Analysis of Evanescent Fields in Stub-Loaded Structures |
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Authors: | Gomez-Tornero JL Quesada-Pereira FD Alvarez-Melcon A |
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Affiliation: | Dept. of Commun. & Inf. Technol., Tech. Univ. of Cartagena, Cartagena; |
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Abstract: | In this paper, a new transverse equivalent network for the modal analysis of stub-loaded leaky-wave antennas is developed. The derived network is useful for the study of the radiation of evanescent fields that occurs when they reach the top aperture of the parallel-plate stub. This transverse network is based, for the first time, on a nonhybrid formulation of the constituent parallel-plates modes of order 1 (TE1 Z and TE1 Z ). The obtained network is an alternative to the one based on hybrid TE1 Vand TE1 V modes, and leads to a simpler transverse resonance equation. The new equivalent network is validated by obtaining leaky-mode dispersion curves for a previously studied leaky-wave antenna in non- radiative dielectric guide technology. |
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