There are five predefined configurations, typically satisfying any user requirement. Custom configurations are also available upon request.
SWAN™ Basic | SWAN™ Basic IE | SWAN™ Advanced | SWAN™ Pro | SWAN™ Pro+ | |
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SLOT MODEL Processing of full-wave simulations and extraction of the slot model (external full-wave simulator is needed). | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
DESIGN Design of beam scanning resonant and travelling wave dielectric-filled slotted waveguides arrays. | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
ANALYSIS Analysis of beam scanning resonant dielectric-filled slotted waveguides arrays. | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
INTERNAL ENGINE Integrated electromagnetic full-wave analysis of radiating slots (No external full-wave simulator needed). | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
Travelling Wave Design of travelling wave slotted waveguide arrays. | √ | √ | √ | ||
Sub-sections Waveguides can be subdivided in smaller sections with arbitrary number of slots. | √ | √ | √ | ||
Cross-slot WG Feeding Network Synthesis of centered-inclined slot coupler waveguide feeding network. Folded shorts automatic design is also included. | √ | √ | √ | ||
Mutual coupling acceleration Optimized mutual coupling computation that allows up to 80% CPU time reduction with the same accuracy. | √ | √ | √ | ||
Input Transition & Feeding Network External feeding network and input transitions can be accounted in the analysis (Touchstone format). | √ | √ | √ | ||
Complex Slot Excitation (shaped beam synthesis) Complex slot excitations, synthesis of arbitrary shaped patterns (footprint, flat top, cosec squared, etc.). | √ | √ | |||
SIW Slotted Waveguide Design and analysis of arrays of slots on Substrate Integrated Waveguides. | √ | √ | |||
Short Circuit Compensation Automatic compensation of short circuit septum thickness in multi-section radiating waveguides. | √ | √ | |||
T-junction Based BFNs Monopulse comparator and T-junction-based BFNs models are available in the analysis. | √ | √ | |||
Monte Carlo Analysis Monte Carlo analysis on several geometrical parameters, such as slot offset, length, width, thickness, waveguide width and height. | √ | √ | |||
Flared Slotted Waveguide Arrays The presence of metallic flares adjacent to the slotted waveguide array can be accounted in the design and analysis. | √ | ||||
Ridge Waveguide Technology Analysis and Design of slotted single-ridge waveguide arrays. The final layout can be exported in DXF format. | √ |