Requesting Ideal Receiving Antenna (Far Field Pattern)

Add an ideal receiving antenna (far field pattern) request to the model.

  1. On the Request tab, in the Solution Requests group, click the  Receiving Antenna icon. From the drop-down list, select the RX Far Field Antenna icon.
    Figure 1. The Request Receiving Antenna (Far Field) dialog.


  2. In the Field data field, specify the field data to be used to define the far field receiving antenna. The field data must be a far field specified using the spherical coordinate system.
  3. In the Position field, specify where the receiving antenna is to be placed.
  4. In the Orientation field, specify the orientation of the receiving antenna.
  5. [Optional] Click the Advanced tab. Select the Include only the scattering part of the field check box to ignore the radiated contribution from impressed sources as well as the contribution from plane wave sources, yielding only the scattered fields.
  6. In the Label field, add a unique label for the request.
  7. [Optional] To consider (as part of a single Solver run) the impact of a ground plane definition on the computed receiving antenna derived during post-processing of the core solution, click the Plane / Ground tab. From the Definition method drop-down list, select the ground plane type.

    This approach enables a fast and efficient way to consider the impact of different infinite ground plane definitions on a solution.

    Note: To use this option, the plane / ground of the model must be set to No ground.
  8. Click Create to request the receiving antenna result and to close the dialog.