Theory and implementation of dielectric resonator antenna excited by a waveguide slot

Excitation of dielectric resonator antennas (DRAs) by waveguide slots is proposed as an alternative to traditionally used excitation mechanisms in order to enhance the frequency bandwidth of slotted waveguide radiators and to control the power coupled to the DRA. The analysis is based on the numerical solution of coupled integral equations discretized using the method of moments (MoM). The dielectric resonator (DR) is modeled as a body-of-revolution based on the integral equation formulation for the equivalent electric and magnetic surface current densities. The analysis of an infinite or a semi-infinite waveguide containing longitudinal or transverse narrow slots uses the appropriate dyadic Green's function resulting in closed-form analytical expressions of the MoM matrix. The scattering parameters for a slotted waveguide loaded with a dielectric resonator antenna disk are calculated and compared with finite-difference time-domain results. Bandwidth enhancement is achieved by the proper selection for the antenna parameters.

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