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
fDate :
4/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAP.2004.1305553
