Creating the Model

Create the model in CADFEKO. Define any ports and sources required for the model. Specify the operating frequency or frequency range for the model.

  1. Set the model unit to millimeters.
  2. Define the following variables:
    • epsr = 9.5 (The relative permittivity of the substrate.)
    • r = 0.63 (The radius of the feed element.)
    • hBig = 1 (The height of the feed base.)
    • rBig = 2.25 (The radius of the feed base.)
    • rDisk = 20 (The radius of the ground.)
    • rDome = 12.5 (The radius of the inner dome.)
    • rDomeBig = rDome + 5.5 (The radius of the outer dome.)
    • h = 9 (The height of the feed element.)
    • fmin = 3e9 (The minimum frequency.)
    • fmax = 5e9 (The maximum frequency.)
    • lambda = c0/fmax * 1000 (The wavelength in free space. [mm])
  3. Define a named point:
    • excite_b: (0, 7.5, -1)
  4. Define a dielectric medium, dome.
    • Relative permittivity: epsr
    • Dielectric loss tangent: 0
    • Label: dome
  5. Define a dielectric medium, isolator.
    • Relative permittivity: 2.33
    • Dielectric loss tangent: 0
    • Label: isolator
  6. Create a new workplane.
    • Origin: excite_b
    • Set the new workplane as the default workplane.
  7. Create the outer conductor for the feed pin.
    1. Create a cylinder.
      • Radius (R): rBig
      • Height (H): hBig
      • Label: FeedBase
  8. Create the inner conductor for the feed pin.
    1. Create a cylinder.
      • Radius (R): r
      • Height (H): hBig + h
      • Label: FeedPin
  9. Set the default workplane to Global XY.
  10. Create the finite ground plane.
    1. Create an ellipse.
      • Radius (U): rDisk.
      • Radius (V): rDisk.
  11. Create the inner dome.
    1. Create a sphere.
      • Radius: rDome.
      • Label: InnerDome.
  12. Union all parts and rename the Union to DRA.
  13. Delete the bottom face of the dome.
  14. Set the region of the feed base to isolator.
  15. Set the region of the dome to to dome.
  16. Set all the faces in the model to PEC.
  17. Set the following faces to the Default face medium.
    • The top and bottom faces of FeedBase.
    • The remaining face of the dome.
  18. Add a waveguide port to the bottom face of FeedBase.
  19. Add waveguide source to the waveguide port.
  20. Set the frequency as linearly spaced discrete points from fmin to fmax with 51 frequencies.