A Hybrid Model for Radio Wave Propagation Through Frequency Selective Structures (FSS)

Author

Yang, Ming ; Brown, Anthony K.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Volume

58

Issue

9

fYear

2010

Firstpage

2961

Lastpage

2968

Abstract

A novel hybrid model is presented to study the radio wave propagation through frequency selective structures (FSS) used to control propagation in an outdoor to indoor building environment. This hybrid model is based on combining ray-tracing with a commercial tool, Computer Simulation Technology (CST) Microwave Studio. Numerical results of the hybrid model have been compared with those of a full wave rigorous solver for FSS small in wavelength terms. Good agreement has been achieved with substantially increased computation efficiency, which validates the recommended hybrid method for this class of applications.

Keywords

digital simulation; electrical engineering computing; frequency selective surfaces; radiowave propagation; FSS; computer simulation technology; frequency selective structures; radio wave propagation; Buildings; Finite difference methods; Frequency selective surfaces; Interference; Microwave propagation; Periodic structures; Radio propagation; Ray tracing; Time domain analysis; Wireless LAN; Frequency selective structures (FSS); hybrid model; radio wave propagation; ray-tracing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAP.2010.2052565

Filename

5484664