?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eledia.org%2Fstudents-reports%2F311%2F&rft.title=A+Time-Based+Approach+for+the+Synthesis+of+Antennas+for+UWB+Communication+Systems&rft.creator=Benedetti%2C+Manuel&rft.creator=Lizzi%2C+Leonardo&rft.creator=Viani%2C+Federico&rft.creator=Azaro%2C+Renzo&rft.creator=Rocca%2C+Paolo&rft.creator=Massa%2C+Andrea&rft.subject=TU+Technical+Reports+and+Publications&rft.description=In+Ultra-Wideband+(UWB)+Communications%2C+the+design+of+the+radiating+system+is+a+very+demanding+task.+Since+high+data+rates+are+obtained+by+transmitting+very+short+temporal+pulses%2C+the+correct+reception+of+the+transmitted+waveforms+plays+a+fundamental+role+to+guarantee+the+reliability+of+the+whole+UWB+system.+Under+these+hypotheses+the+design+of+the+antennas+as+independent+devices+is+no+more+acceptable.+Consequently%2C+customized+synthesis+techniques+are+needed+%5B1%5D+as+well+as+appropriate+analysis+tools+for+an+accurate+description+of+the+behavior+of+the+antennas+in+the+time+domain+%5B2%5D.+In+this+paper%2C+an+innovative+approach+for+the+design+of+antennas+compliant+to+the+UWB+requirements+is+presented.+In+such+an+approach%2C+the+whole+system+constituted+by+both+transmitting%2Freceiving+antennas+and+the+communication+channel+is+modeled+in+order+to+allow+an+accurate+characterization+of+the+whole+set+of+interactions+and+mutual+effects.+Besides+a+good+impedance+matching+over+the+operating+bandwidth%2C+UWB+antennas+are+characterized+by+distortionless+propagation+properties+suitable+to+assure+a+correct+reception+of+the+UWB+waveforms.+Towards+this+end%2C+a+Particle+Swarm+Optimizer+(PSO)+%5B3%5D+is+suitably+integrated+into+a+time-domain+(FDTD)+electromagnetic+simulator.&rft.date=2011-01&rft.type=Technical+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eledia.org%2Fstudents-reports%2F311%2F1%2FDISI-11-201.C164.pdf&rft.identifier=++Benedetti%2C+Manuel+and+Lizzi%2C+Leonardo+and+Viani%2C+Federico+and+Azaro%2C+Renzo+and+Rocca%2C+Paolo+and+Massa%2C+Andrea++(2011)+A+Time-Based+Approach+for+the+Synthesis+of+Antennas+for+UWB+Communication+Systems.++%5BTechnical+Report%5D+++++