Abstract
This project will focus on the application of advanced electromagnetic simulation software 4NEC2 for the far-field characterization of a 3-element K-band array of waveguide antenna. Previous modeling efforts have shown a significant difference between simulated and measured data. The key effort in this project will be to minimize the difference between simulated and measured data by use of the 4NEC2 software. The simulation will be carried out on both a 3-element array of open-ended waveguides. The main application of these arrays in the far-field is in satellite K-band applications, where we would require multiple beams that can be controlled in beamwidth and position. The conformal nature of the array described in this work has the ability to control the beam positions and beamwidth by adjusting the conformal nature of the array.