planeWaveExcitation
Create plane wave excitation environment for antennas, arrays, planar structures or 3-D structures
Description
The planeWaveExcitation
object creates an environment in
which a plane wave excites an antenna, array, or a planar or 3-D structure. Plane wave
excitation is a scattering solution that solves the receiver antenna
problem.
Creation
Description
creates
an environment in which a plane wave excites an antenna or array. The
default receiver antenna is a dipole that is excited by a plane wave
travelling along the positive x-axis with a
z-polarization.h
= planeWaveExcitation
sets Properties using one or more name-value
arguments. h
= planeWaveExcitation(Name=Value)Name
is the property name and
Value
is the corresponding value. You can specify
several name-value arguments in any order as
Name1=Value1
, ...
,
NameN=ValueN
. Properties you do not specify retain
their default values.
Properties
Object Functions
axialRatio | Calculate and/or plot axial ratio of antenna or array |
beamwidth | Beamwidth of antenna |
charge | Charge distribution on antenna or array surface |
current | Current distribution on antenna or array surface |
doa | Direction of arrival of signal |
design | Design prototype antenna or arrays for resonance around specified frequency or create AI-based antenna from antenna catalog objects |
EHfields | Electric and magnetic fields of antennas or embedded electric and magnetic fields of antenna element in arrays |
feedCurrent | Calculate current at feed for antenna or array |
mesh | Mesh properties of metal, dielectric antenna, or array structure |
meshconfig | Change meshing mode of antenna, array, custom antenna, custom array, or custom geometry |
pattern | Plot radiation pattern and phase of antenna or array or embedded pattern of antenna element in array |
patternAzimuth | Azimuth plane radiation pattern of antenna or array |
patternElevation | Elevation plane radiation pattern of antenna or array |
show | Display antenna, array structures, shapes, or platform |
Examples
References
[1] Balanis, C. A. Antenna Theory. Analysis and Design. 3rd Ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2005.