Software Analyzes Complex Beam Steering Antenna Arrays

摘要

As telecommunications standards have shifted to higher frequencies, such as mmWave, system designers have incorporated arrays of antennas into communication systems. These sophisticated arrays enable higher gain and smaller beamwidth patterns that can overcome the high path losses inherent at these frequencies, to deliver the higher throughput promised by these new standards. Even for small arrays with a few elements, fully understanding the coverage possible with different power and phasing combinations can be difficult. When arrays grow larger to contain tens or hundreds of elements, advanced tools are required to fully describe the operation and effectiveness of the design.