Viewing Antenna Patterns
Easily View Far Field Antenna Patterns
Sonnet computes and displays the far-field radiation of planar radiating structures (such as patch antennas).
With Sonnet, you can examine single-layer and multi-layer planar antennas. In addition, you can consider multi-feed systems, with full control on port loads and excitations (magnitude/phase).
Output displays:
- Cartesian plots
- Polar plots
- 3D wire-frame surface plots
Polarizations:
- Linear (theta/phi)
- Circular (RHP/LHP)
- Ludwig's Third Definition (user-selectable reference angle)
Below are some sample plots of a microstrip patch antenna array created using Sonnet:
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Antenna pattern of 4x4 patch array with no beamsteering |
Radiation pattern for Etotal for 4 x 4 patch array with no beamsteering, normalized to Directive Gain |