Application Note for CST MICROWAVE STUDIO

How to use Template Based

Postprocessing
for the given Example of a
Corner-Truncated Patch Antenna

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Corner-Truncated Patch Antenna
How to find the best L/R-ratio at
a given frequency; the size of the
truncation dL is assumed to be
the variable parameter.

dL

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Corner-Truncated Patch Antenna

Left-Handed Polarization

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Right-Handed Polarization

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Corner-Truncated Patch Antenna

Note, that results of any parameter-runs

are added to this plot

Define a left-handed cutplane

to record gain.

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Corner-Truncated Patch Antenna

Define a right-handed cutplane

to record gain.

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Corner-Truncated Patch Antenna

Define a right/left-handed ratio

for this cutplane.

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Corner-Truncated Patch Antenna

Application of a broadband-template
for farfields: gain vs frequency

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Corner-Truncated Patch Antenna

Application of a broadband-template
for farfields: axial-ratio vs frequency.

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Corner-Truncated Patch Antenna

Create a 0D-result (scalar) from a set of

1D-results(curves):
Here the R/L ratio is computed at theta=0 deg;
y is the R_L-ratio,
x is the Theta- angle
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Corner-Truncated Patch Antenna

Example of finding the maximum

left-hand polarization
along a given cutplane.

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Corner-Truncated Patch Antenna

Optimization can be applied here to

minimize the R/L-ratio at theta=0.

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