Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
10-31-1993
Degree Name
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
First Advisor
Gerald Martin Whitman
Second Advisor
Edip Niver
Third Advisor
Gary Wu
Abstract
The rigorous TE solution to the staircase model of the dielectric wedge antenna is presented. The fundamental, even TE surface wave mode of the dielectric slab waveguide is taken to excite a dielectric wedge which is formed by symmetrically tapering the slab. The method of solution is based on Marcuse's step-transition method. Radiation patterns of power gain are presented which show increased maximum power gains and narrower main lobe beamwidths for longer wedges. For higher dielectric constant material, the main lobe beamwidth is increased. In all cases examined, negligible sidelobes were obtained.
Recommended Citation
Chen, Wan-Yu, "Rigorous TE solution to the staircase model of the dielectric wedge antenna" (1993). Theses. 1751.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/1751
