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ApertureLab
Aperture & array pattern calculator

Array synthesis

Design from requirements

Define the performance you need. ApertureLab proposes aperture size, spacing and element count, then optionally refines the recommendation with EM simulation data.

Step 1

Design requirements

Analytical

Step 2 · Optional

EM-informed refinement

Optional

Start analytically, then import simulated data for a candidate unit cell or finite array. The imported data is used to estimate active mismatch and scan limitations; it is not required to create a design.

Recommended design

2D planar array

Meets target
ApertureElectrical size
Elements
Spacing
Broadside directivity / gain estimate
3 dB beamwidth
Requested scan region
Estimated edge-of-scan performance
Analytical scan drop
Expected sidelobe level
Grating-lobe check
EM active return lossNot included
EM mismatch loss at scan edgeNot included
EM scan-blindness riskNot evaluated

Design logic

Why this recommendation?