The SNFGTD method and its accuracy

Henning Bach

doi:10.1109/tap.1987.1144066

The SNFGTD method and its accuracy

Henning Bach

Technical University of Denmark

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The spherical near-field geometrical theory of diffraction (SNFGTD) method is an extended aperture method by which the near field from an antenna is computed on a spherical surface enclosing the antenna using the geometrical theory of diffraction. The far field is subsequently found by means of a spherical near-field to far-field transformation based on a spherical wave expansion of the near field. Due to the properties of the SNF-transformation, the total far field may be obtained as a sum of transformed contributions which facilitates analysis of collimated beams. It is demonstrated that the method possesses some advantages Over traditional methods of pattern prediction, but also that the accuracy of the method is determined by the quasioptical methods used to calculate the near field.

Original language	English
Journal	I E E E Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
Volume	AP-35
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	169-175
ISSN	0018-926X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/tap.1987.1144066
Publication status	Published - 1987

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