EFFICIENT MOMENT METHOD FOR ANALYZING PRINTED WIRE LOOP ANTENNAS

Wire loops printed on grounded dielectric substrates are analysed usin g a computationally efficient and accurate moment method. The factors expediting analysis are that the impedance coupling integrals have the ir dimensionalities analytically reduced through a co-ordinate transfo rmation, and that curved subdomain basis and test functions are used. Results for input impedances and efficiencies compare well with those presented in the literature.