Higher Order Basis Based Integral Equation Solver (HOBBIES)

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HOBBIES POST-PROCESSING FOR VISUALIZING THE RESULTS

7.0 SUMMARY

Higher Order Basis Based Integral Equation Solver (HOBBIES) provides a powerful and user-friendly interface for post-processing, which enables users to visualize easily the output results. Corresponding to the parameters in the output settings introduced in Chapter 6, the 2D/3D radiation or scattering patterns, 2D/3D near-field cuts, Y/Z/S network parameters, and electric/magnetic currents can be viewed in post-processing.

The menus and toolbars for post-processing are introduced at the beginning of this chapter, followed by the visualization of the mesh and domains of a project. Users can view the quality of the mesh, along with the domain information. The difference between displaying domains with a model in pre-processing and post-processing, as described in Chapter 6, is that the domains are displayed with the mesh in the post-processing.

Users can also plot 2D/3D radiation and scattering patterns. For 2D radiation patterns, theta-cut planes (theta is constant), phi-cut planes (phi is constant), and frequency-cut planes (both theta and phi are constant) are available. These cuts are useful when users are interested in the fields at the theta, phi, or frequency-cut planes. Different polarizations can be calculated and viewed, including: left-handed/right-handed circular polarization, co-polarization and cross-polarization, and so on. Different quantities can be viewed for each component, which include the real ...