Title :
Simulation of a lens antenna using a parallelized version of an FDTD simulator
Author :
Geterud, E. ; Hjelm, M. ; Ciamulski, T. ; Sypniewski, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Signals & Syst., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Gothenburg
Abstract :
This article is evaluating parallel processing in electromagnetic simulations for computationally demanding application, using developed FDTD code. A waveguide lens antenna which is complex and large in terms of wavelengths has been simulated and a prototype has been fabricated and measured. Simulated and measured radiation patterns are compared and showing good agreement. The approach of using parallel version of QuickWave-3D software on a popular multi-CPU shared-memory computer has been found suitable for demanding simulations of complex structures.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; finite difference time-domain analysis; lens antennas; parallel processing; waveguide antennas; FDTD simulator; QuickWave-3D software; parallel processing; radiation patterns; waveguide lens antenna; Antenna measurements; Computational modeling; Concurrent computing; Electromagnetic measurements; Electromagnetic radiation; Finite difference methods; Lenses; Parallel processing; Time domain analysis; Wavelength measurement; Electromagnetic analysis; FDTD methods; lens antennas; parallel processing; simulation; waveguide arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 2009. EuCAP 2009. 3rd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Berlin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4753-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-3-00-024573-2
