Papers

Antenna Theory: A Review (Balanis-1992)

Basic Array Theory (Kummer-1992)

J.E. Storer, "Variational Solution to the Problem of the Symmetrical Cylindrical Antenna", 1950

K.-M. Chen, "A mathematical formulation of the equivalence principle", Oct 1989

L.L. Tsai, "A numerical solution for the near and far fields of an annular ring of magnetic current", Sept 1972 (magnetic frill model)

J.D. Mahony, "Approximations to the Radiation Resistance and Directivity of Circular-Loop Antennas", Aug 1994

Butler and Wilton, "Analysis of various numerical techniques applied to thin-wire scatterers", July 1975

Wilton and Butler, "Efficient numerical techniques for solving Pocklington's equation and their relationships to other methods", Jan 1976

R.W.P. King, "Mutual impedance of unequal length antennas in echelon", July 1957 (complete set of formulas for all cases)

J.H. Richmond, "Mutual impedance between coplanar-skew dipoles", May 1970

Butler and Tsai, "An alternate frill field formulation", Jan 1973

Mohan and Weile, "Accurate modeling of cylindrical wire kernel", Oct 2005

G.A. Thiele, "Calculation of the current distribution on a thin linear antenna ", Sept 1966

J.H. Richmond, "Digital computer solutions of the rigorous equations for scattering problems", Aug 1965 (entire domain basis functions with Pocklington integral equation)

D.R. Wilton, "Evaluation and Integration of the Thin Wire Kernel", April 2006

R.C. Hansen, "Formulation of echelon dipole mutual impedance for computer", Nov 1972 (use this for computer programming)

C.-T. Tai, "A new interpretation of the integral equation formulation of cylindrical antennas", July 1955 (modification of Storer variational method)

Imbriale and Ingerson, "On numerical convergence of moment solutions of moderately thick wire antennas using sinusoidal basis functions", May 1973 (the use of effective radius for better evaluation of self terms)

K.K. Mei, "On the integral equations of thin wire antennas", May 1965

G. Fikioris, "on the use of entire domain basis functions in Galerkin methods applied to certain integral equations for wire antennas with the approximate kernel", May 2009 (Hallen and Pocklington equations with Fourier series approximation of current)

Jalloul and Young, "Singularity Evaluation of the Straight-Wire Mixed-Potential Integral Equation in the Method of Moments Procedure", Jan 2011

N.P. Neff et. al, "A Simple Approximation to the Current on the Surface of an Isolated Thin Cylindrical Center-Fed Dipole", May 1970 (entire domain basis and point matching for Hallen equation)

R.W.P. King, et. al. "The Admittance of Bare Circular Loop Antennas in a Dissipative Medium", July 1964

N.P. Neff, et. al. "A Trigonometric Approximation to the Current in the Solution of Hallen's Equation", Nov 1969

T.T. Wu, "Theory of the Thin Circular Loop Antenna", Nov 1962

D.H. Werner, "Techniques for evaluating the uniform current vector potential at the isolated singularity of the cylindrical wire kernel", Nov 1994

J.G. Chaney, "A Simple Solution to the Problem of the Cylindrical Antenna", April 1957 (two term variational solution)

Allen and Diamond, "Mutual Coupling in Array Antennas", Oct 1966 (very useful technical report)

G.A. Thiele, "Analysis of Yagi-Uda-Type Antennas", Jan 1969, (Pocklington integral equation with entire domain trigonometric basis functions and point matching)

A.F. Stevenson, "Theory of Slots in Rectangular Waveguides", Jan 1948

A.A. Oliner, "The impedance properties of narrow radiating slots in the broad face of rectangular waveguide", Jan 1957 (must read!)

Stern and Elliott, "Resonant length of longitudinal slots and validity of circuit representation Theory and experiment", Nov 1985

Elliott, "Beamwidth and directivity of large scanning arrays", Dec 1963 (must read)

Barbiere, "A Method for Calculating the Current Distribution of Tschebyscheff Arrays", 1952

Yaru, "A Note on Super-Gain Antenna Arrays", Sept 1951

R.C. Hansen, "Array Pattern Control and Synthesis", Jan 1992 (a good tutorial on synthesis)

R.S. Elliott, "Design of line source antennas for difference patterns with sidelobes of individually arbitrary heights", May 1976

R.S. Elliott, "Design of line-source antennas for sum patterns with sidelobes of individually arbitrary heights", Jan 1976

R.J. Stegen, "Excitation Coefficients and Beamwidths of Tschebyscheff Arrays", Nov 1953

J.L. Allen, "Gain and impedance variation in scanned dipole arrays", Sept 1962

C.J. Drane, "Useful approximations for the directivity and beamwidth of large scanning Dolph-Chebyshev arrays", Nov 1968

Orchard, Elliott, Stern, "Optimizing the Synthesis of Shaped Beam Antenna Patterns", Feb 1985 (must read)

E.T. Bayliss, "Design of Monopulse Antenna Difference Patterns With Low Sidelobes", Aug 1967

D.M. Pozar, "The Active Element Pattern", Aug 1994 (must read)

D.M. Pozar, "A Relation Between the Active Input Impedance and the Active Element Pattern of a Phased Array", Sept 2003 (must read)

H. Steyskal and J.S. Herd, "Mutual Coupling Compensation in Small Array Antennas", Dec 1990

J.B. Andersen and H.H. Rasmussen, "Decoupling and Descattering Networks for Antennas", Nov 1976

P.W. Hannan, "The element-gain paradox for a phased-array antenna", July 1964