A New Element Pattern Model Enabling Agile Optimization of Modern Phased Arrays

Phased array technology has of late enjoyed a dramatic increase in utility in such varied applications as millimeter-wave communications and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces [1]. The increased use of this important enabling technology warrants strong design capabilities, to include rapid and accurate modeling of expected array behavior. To that end, we present in this report a new element pattern model which faithfully reproduces practical real-world, arbitrary array elements. Also, spherical integration of the proposed model results in a completely analytical solution, allowing for greatly reduced computational complexity in the optimization of arbitrary array topologies.