Spectral analysis of microstrip antennas with CG-FFT: two-dimensional results

Theoretical expressions for the currents excited on the top and bottom surfaces of a coaxial-probe-fed patch antenna are derived. Exact expressions for the far-zone field in terms of the total current on the patch are found. The analysis is specialized to a two-dimensional case. Detailed results for current, far-zone fields, and radiating-aperture admittance have been computed for this two-dimensional antenna model using the conjugate-gradient-fast Fourier transform (CG-FFT) technique. For a thick-substrate antenna it is found that the upper surface current on the patch is significant. Under this condition the traditional approximation of the total current by the bottom surface current alone may be in considerable error.<>