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Title:	Rigorous TE solution to the staircase model of the dielectric wedge antenna
Author:	Chen, Wan-Yu
View Online:	njit-etd1993-068 (x, 92 pages ~ 2.8 MB pdf)
Department:	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Degree:	Master of Science
Program:	Electrical Engineering
Document Type:	Thesis
Advisory Committee:	Whitman, Gerald Martin (Committee chair) Niver, Edip (Committee member) Wu, Gary (Committee member)
Date:	1993-10
Keywords:	Antennas (Electronics) Dielectric wedges Dielectric wave guides Radiation
Availability:	Unrestricted
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.