Cylindrical Conformal Arrays Loaded With Frequency Selective Screens

The new trends in the communication market are demanding for wider bandwidths and consequently higher frequencies and higher bit rates. The traditional hardware development, based on the manufacture and measurement of test components, is too expensive and time consuming. The availability of novel integrated design tools and manufacturing techniques is therefore an essential requirement. In this paper, we present an accurate and efficient tool for the analysis of multilayer conformal cylindrical structures, based on a Multimode Equivalent Network (MEN) formulation.