DocumentCode
1008215
Title
Visualizing the 3D polar power patterns and excitations of planar arrays with Matlab
Author
Brégains, J.C. ; Ares, F. ; Moreno, E.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Santiago de Compostela Univ., Spain
Volume
46
Issue
2
fYear
2004
fDate
4/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
108
Lastpage
112
Abstract
This paper discusses the use of Matlab to create three-dimensional polar plots of the power patterns of planar arrays together with 3D plots of the amplitudes and phases of their excitations. A few lines of Matlab M-code suffice to create complex plots.
Keywords
antenna radiation patterns; data visualisation; electrical engineering computing; planar antenna arrays; three-dimensional displays; 3D polar power patterns; M code; Matlab; planar array excitation; three-dimensional polar plots; Antenna radiation patterns; Functional programming; Linear antenna arrays; MATLAB; Modems; Packaging; Phased arrays; Physics; Planar arrays; Visualization;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1045-9243
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MAP.2004.1305553
Filename
1305553
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