On the Computation of the Dispersion Diagram of Symmetric One-Dimensionally Periodic Structures

A critical discussion on the computation of the dispersion diagram of electromagnetic guiding/radiating structures with one-dimensional periodicity using general-purpose electromagnetic simulation software is presented in thiswork. In thesemethods, full-wave simulations of finite sections of the per...

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Autores: Mesa Ledesma, Francisco Luis, Rodríguez Berral, Raúl, Medina Mena, Francisco
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión enviada para evaluación y publicación
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/79084
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/79084
https://doi.org/10.3390/sym10080307
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:periodic structures
dispersion diagram
high-order coupling
glide symmetry
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Sumario:A critical discussion on the computation of the dispersion diagram of electromagnetic guiding/radiating structures with one-dimensional periodicity using general-purpose electromagnetic simulation software is presented in thiswork. In thesemethods, full-wave simulations of finite sections of the periodic structure are combined with appropriate simplifying network models. In particular, we analyze the advantages and limitations of two different combined methods, with emphasis on the determination of their range of validity. Our discussion is complemented with several selected numerical examples in order to show the most relevant aspects that a potential user of these methods should be aware of. Special attention is paid to the relevant role played by the high-order coupling between adjacent unit cells and between the two halves of unit cells exhibiting reflection, inversion, and glide symmetries.