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Results and Discussion<br />

Figure 3-35: The final geometry of the patch antenna plotted together with a slice plot of<br />

the electric field in the surrounding air. The spherical PML is located outside the air<br />

domain and outside all cable regions.<br />

Typical parameters important for an antenna are optimum radiation frequency,<br />

antenna impedance, and radiation pattern. First, use the parametric solver to find the<br />

optimal radiation frequency by sweeping over frequency. It is most efficient to first do<br />

a coarse sweep and then continue with a successively more resolved sweep in order to<br />

find the peak in the antenna efficiency. The antenna efficiency is the radiated power<br />

186 | CHAPTER 3: <strong>RF</strong> AND MICROWAVE MODELS

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