Design of closely spaced dipole array based on characteristic modes

Abstract

The Method of Moment, used for computation of the impedance matrix of the dipole array, is substituted here by faster method using simple approximation by the sinusoidal current. This method is verified by the theory of characteristic modes that provide a set of eigenvectors and eigenvalues, which are determined entirely by a structure's geometry at a certain frequency. When computing over a range of frequencies, the methods for eigenvalue tracking are essential. Proposed eigenvalue perturbation method is a powerful tool in this phenomena.