Slot-Coupled Microstrip Patch Antenna Array Synthesizer
Application ID: 30601
This app demonstrates the following:
- Parameterized geometries
- Visualizing material appearance, color, and texture
- Multiple plots in the same window to visualize the results
- Options to visualize the results with different views using check boxes
Microstrip patch antenna arrays are used in a number of industries as transceivers of radar and RF signals. This is a prime candidate for the 5G mobile network system.
The app simulates a single slot-coupled microstrip patch antenna, fabricated on a multilayered low-temperature cofired ceramic (LTCC) substrate. When using this app, you will be able to simulate the far-field radiation pattern of the antenna array and its directivity. The far-field radiation pattern is approximated by multiplying the array factor and the single antenna radiation pattern to perform an efficient far-field analysis without simulating a complicated full-array model.
You can also evaluate phased antenna array prototypes for 5G mobile networks with a default input frequency of 30 GHz. You can do this by varying antenna properties such as the geometric dimension and substrate material.
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