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CST MICROWAVE STUDIO 2010 Workflow and Solver Overview
Contents
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 3
Welcome...................................................................................................................................... 3
How to Get Started Quickly .................................................................................................... 3
What is CST MICROWAVE STUDIO? ................................................................................. 3
Who Uses CST MICROWAVE STUDIO? ............................................................................ 5
CST MICROWAVE STUDIO Key Features............................................................................... 6
General ................................................................................................................................... 6
Structure Modeling ................................................................................................................. 6
Transient Simulator................................................................................................................. 7
Frequency Domain Simulator ................................................................................................. 8
Integral Equation Simulator .................................................................................................... 9
Multilayer Simulator .............................................................................................................. 10
Asymptotic Simulator ............................................................................................................ 10
Eigenmode Simulator ........................................................................................................... 11
CST DESIGN STUDIO View ............................................................................................. 11
Visualization and Secondary Result Calculation ................................................................... 11
Result Export ........................................................................................................................ 12
Automation ........................................................................................................................... 12
About This Manual ..................................................................................................................... 12
Document Conventions ........................................................................................................ 12
Your Feedback ..................................................................................................................... 13
CHAPTER 2 SIMULATION WORKFLOW ..............................................................................................14
The Structure ........................................................................................................................ 14
Start CST MICROWAVE STUDIO ..................................................................................... 15
Open the Quick Start Guide .................................................................................................. 16
Define the Units .................................................................................................................... 17
Define the Background Material ........................................................................................... 17
Model the Structure .............................................................................................................. 17
Define the Frequency Range ................................................................................................ 24
Define Ports .......................................................................................................................... 25
Define Boundary and Symmetry Conditions ......................................................................... 27
Visualize the Mesh ............................................................................................................... 29
Start the Simulation .............................................................................................................. 30
Analyze the Port Modes ........................................................................................................ 33
Analyze the S-Parameters .................................................................................................... 34
Adaptive Mesh Refinement ................................................................................................... 37
Analyze the Electromagnetic Field at Various Frequencies .................................................. 39
Parameterization of the Model .............................................................................................. 44
Parameter Sweeps and Processing of Parametric Result Data ............................................ 50
Automatic Optimization of the Structure ............................................................................... 57
Comparison of Time and Frequency Domain Solver Results ............................................... 61
Summary .............................................................................................................................. 64
CHAPTER 3 SOLVER OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................65
Which Solver to Use .................................................................................................................. 65
General Purpose Frequency Domain Computations ................................................................. 68
Resonant Frequency Domain Computations ............................................................................. 75
Resonant: Fast S-Parameter ................................................................................................ 75
Resonant: S-Parameter, fields .............................................................................................. 77
Integral Equation Computations ................................................................................................ 79
Multilayer Computations ............................................................................................................ 83
Asymptotic Computations .......................................................................................................... 87
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Eigenmode (Resonator) Computations ..................................................................................... 91
Choosing the Right Port Type .................................................................................................... 95
Antenna Computations .............................................................................................................. 96
Simplifying Antenna Farfield Calculations ............................................................................. 99
Digital Calculations .................................................................................................................. 100
Adding Circuit Elements to External Ports ............................................................................... 102
Coupled Simulations with CST MPHYSICS STUDIO .......................................................... 104
Acceleration Features .............................................................................................................. 104
CHAPTER 4 FINDING FURTHER INFORMATION ............................................................................. 105
The Quick Start Guide ............................................................................................................. 105
Online Documentation ............................................................................................................. 106
Tutorials ................................................................................................................................... 106
Examples ................................................................................................................................. 106
Technical Support .................................................................................................................... 107
History of Changes .................................................................................................................. 107
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