Title :
Choosing the right EM simulation technology for antenna design and analysis
Author :
Demuynck, Filip ; Petersen, Marc
Author_Institution :
Agilent EEsof EDA Div., Agilent Technol., Inc., Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
Antenna designers have come to rely on Electromagnetic (EM) simulators for accurate prediction of antenna performance prior to building and testing prototypes. Over time, several different EM simulation technologies have been developed and commercialized, each with relative strengths for certain types of antennas. This paper provides an overview of three common EM technologies: Method of Moments (MoM), Finite Element Method (FEM) and Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD). Included are examples of how these EM technologies are applied to various antenna topologies.
Keywords :
antenna testing; computational electromagnetics; finite difference time-domain analysis; finite element analysis; method of moments; FDTD; FEM; MoM; antenna design; antenna performance; antenna topology; electromagnetic simulation; finite difference time domain; finite element method; method of moment; testing prototype; Finite difference methods; Finite element methods; Moment methods; Patch antennas; Three dimensional displays; Time domain analysis; EM simulation; FDTD; FEM; MoM;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Prague
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0918-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0919-7
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6206710
