2-D WFS Approach Through Field Transformation—Application to Performance Prediction in Standard Antenna Simulators

This paper presents a 2-D wavefield synthesis approach directly implementable in standard antenna simulation software. The approach uses a field transformation matrix and two array sets to design vertically and horizontally polarized wavefields, implemented with thin electric dipoles for their simpl...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:d4f9b0a5f45e492d9203301325371e392021-12-04T00:00:16Z2-D WFS Approach Through Field Transformation&#x2014;Application to Performance Prediction in Standard Antenna Simulators2637-643110.1109/OJAP.2021.3127315https://doaj.org/article/d4f9b0a5f45e492d9203301325371e392021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9611522/https://doaj.org/toc/2637-6431This paper presents a 2-D wavefield synthesis approach directly implementable in standard antenna simulation software. The approach uses a field transformation matrix and two array sets to design vertically and horizontally polarized wavefields, implemented with thin electric dipoles for their simple geometry. The synthesized wavefields positively correlate with numerical methods (FIT, FEM) obtained from full-wave simulations over various array sets (size, number, polarization, frequency). Synthesizing 2-D isotropic wavefields in both polarizations under an error vector magnitude (EVM) equal to or smaller than &#x2212;30 dB is demonstrated over the largest test zone radius of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\lambda $ </tex-math></inline-formula>/10 with just three dipoles located at a minimum distance of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$5\lambda $ </tex-math></inline-formula> far from the phase center. Application to a test antenna (folded dipole) anticipates the received power and MEG directly inside the antenna simulator in receiving mode. This valuable design option, not handled by most antenna simulators, helps optimize the antenna with the propagation medium characteristics during the design stage.Constant M. A. NiamienIEEEarticleAntenna arraysdipole antennaselectromagnetic propagationwavefield synthesisTelecommunicationTK5101-6720ENIEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, Vol 2, Pp 1120-1131 (2021)
institution DOAJ
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topic Antenna arrays
dipole antennas
electromagnetic propagation
wavefield synthesis
Telecommunication
TK5101-6720
spellingShingle Antenna arrays
dipole antennas
electromagnetic propagation
wavefield synthesis
Telecommunication
TK5101-6720
Constant M. A. Niamien
2-D WFS Approach Through Field Transformation&#x2014;Application to Performance Prediction in Standard Antenna Simulators
description This paper presents a 2-D wavefield synthesis approach directly implementable in standard antenna simulation software. The approach uses a field transformation matrix and two array sets to design vertically and horizontally polarized wavefields, implemented with thin electric dipoles for their simple geometry. The synthesized wavefields positively correlate with numerical methods (FIT, FEM) obtained from full-wave simulations over various array sets (size, number, polarization, frequency). Synthesizing 2-D isotropic wavefields in both polarizations under an error vector magnitude (EVM) equal to or smaller than &#x2212;30 dB is demonstrated over the largest test zone radius of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\lambda $ </tex-math></inline-formula>/10 with just three dipoles located at a minimum distance of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$5\lambda $ </tex-math></inline-formula> far from the phase center. Application to a test antenna (folded dipole) anticipates the received power and MEG directly inside the antenna simulator in receiving mode. This valuable design option, not handled by most antenna simulators, helps optimize the antenna with the propagation medium characteristics during the design stage.
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title 2-D WFS Approach Through Field Transformation&#x2014;Application to Performance Prediction in Standard Antenna Simulators
title_short 2-D WFS Approach Through Field Transformation&#x2014;Application to Performance Prediction in Standard Antenna Simulators
title_full 2-D WFS Approach Through Field Transformation&#x2014;Application to Performance Prediction in Standard Antenna Simulators
title_fullStr 2-D WFS Approach Through Field Transformation&#x2014;Application to Performance Prediction in Standard Antenna Simulators
title_full_unstemmed 2-D WFS Approach Through Field Transformation&#x2014;Application to Performance Prediction in Standard Antenna Simulators
title_sort 2-d wfs approach through field transformation&#x2014;application to performance prediction in standard antenna simulators
publisher IEEE
publishDate 2021
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