Comparison of two different simulation methods for the design of reflect-arrays

Author

Safari, Faezeh ; Shafai, Lotfollah

Author_Institution

Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

fYear

2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

In this paper, Finite Element Method (FEM) in Ansoft HFSS is compared to summation of the Fourier Transform of the tangential reflected electric field on each element, for the simulation of the reflect-array antenna. Reflect-array antenna elements are square patches which are designed using Finite Element Method (FEM) in Ansoft HFSS, including the effect of incident angles.

Keywords

Fourier transforms; antenna arrays; finite element analysis; reflector antennas; simulation; Ansoft HFSS; Fourier transform; finite element method; incident angle; reflect-array antenna design; reflect-array antenna element; simulation method; square patch; tangential reflected electric field; Antenna radiation patterns; Approximation methods; Feeds; Finite element methods; Fourier transforms; Gain; Reflector antennas; Ansoft HFSS; Finite Eleent Method (FEM); Fourier Transform; Patch Elements; Reflect-Array;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics & the American Electromagnetics Conference (ANTEM-AMEREM), 2010 14th International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Ottawa, ON

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5049-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-5050-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552507

Filename

5552507