ANALYSIS OF A MICROSTRIP-LINE-FED RADIATING SLOT ON A CYLINDRICAL SURFACE

This article presents an analysis of a microstrip-line-fed radiating s lot on a cylindrical surface. The reciprocity theorem is applied in th is analysis, and the Green's functions for the structure studied here are derived and used in the moment-method calculation for obtaining th e slot impedance, which can be viewed as an equivalent series impedanc e at the slot position as seen by the microstrip line. Numerical resul ts of the slot impedance for various cylinder radii are calculated, an d the curvature effects on the slot impedance are discussed. The radia tion pattern of the radiating slot is also calculated and presented. ( C) 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.