Time-Modulated Plasma ME-dipole Planar Arrays Synthesis for Beam-Shaping Patterns Using PSO

In this paper, the synthesis of radiation patterns in 4D antenna planar arrays is proposed, taking into account practical elements models. The approach is based on the combination of the particle swarm optimization technique (PSO) and the full-wave simulation using the finite integral technique (FIT). The time sequences are optimized by the PSO algorithm. And the patterns at the center frequency and sideband frequencies are synthesized and exported automatically from FIT technique. This paper introduces the applicability of planar array in the beam-shaping. Chebyshev, Taylor and binomial planar array are presented. This paper focuses on the pattern synthesis of 4D planar arrays taking into account the mutual coupling between the elements.