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I have simulated two versions of rectangular waveguide from 3-6GHz and just cannot seem to figure out what is causing a bad impedance mismatch. I want to improve the s11 of this file attached.
Hi @Niharika Kaja,
The first thing I notice is that the waveguide is closed at the rear end by a PEC wall. This means that all energy is reflected (s11 = 1):
It is better to use a second waveguide port here and define a SParameterConfiguraton, see attached model Rectangular_waveguide_3-6ghz_alt.cfx.
By the way, you can use two symmetry planes if the waveguide is moved by b/2 in negative z-direction. This will reduce runtime and memory a lot:
An even more efficient method for such closed waveguides is FEM, see attached model Rectangular_waveguide_3-6ghz_FEM.cfx.
You can see the differences between the s11 of MoM and FEM, which may seem large to you. Remember that in both cases s11 is approximately 0 or in the range of -80 dB. If you plot the difference between the results (abs(s11_MoM - s11_FEM)), you will see that it is a maximum of only 0.045:
By refining the MoM mesh, the differences could become even smaller, but with FEM you have a reliable and fast variant.
Best regards,Torben
Hi @Niharika Kaja, The first thing I notice is that the waveguide is closed at the rear end by a PEC wall. This means that all energy is reflected (s11 = 1): It is better to use a second waveguide port here and define a SParameterConfiguraton, see attached model Rectangular_waveguide_3-6ghz_alt.cfx. By the way, you can use two symmetry planes if the waveguide is moved by b/2 in negative z-direction. This will reduce runtime and memory a lot: An even more efficient method for such closed waveguides is FEM, see attached model Rectangular_waveguide_3-6ghz_FEM.cfx. You can see the differences between the s11 of MoM and FEM, which may seem large to you. Remember that in both cases s11 is approximately 0 or in the range of -80 dB. If you plot the difference between the results (abs(s11_MoM - s11_FEM)), you will see that it is a maximum of only 0.045: By refining the MoM mesh, the differences could become even smaller, but with FEM you have a reliable and fast variant. Best regards,Torben
Thank you, by making the above changes, I could obtain result with MoM.
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