Hi all,
This question is in regards to: RF Module > Electromagnetic Waves > Mode Analysis
Does anybody know the normalization convention that is used in the solutions? For example, part of the solution are surface plots of the electric field. The shape of the field distribution is dictated by the specific eigenvalue problem; however, the actual values given by COMSOL are quite arbitrary (i.e. you can always include a multiplicative constant with impunity). How then, does COMSOL determine what numbers to give in the solution for field components, power, etc.?
My first thought was that the integrated power flow would be normalized to 1 W, but, as far as I can tell, this isn't the case. Other obvious integrals over E^2 or H^2 don't seem to indicate any type of obvious normalization either.
This question is in regards to: RF Module > Electromagnetic Waves > Mode Analysis
Does anybody know the normalization convention that is used in the solutions? For example, part of the solution are surface plots of the electric field. The shape of the field distribution is dictated by the specific eigenvalue problem; however, the actual values given by COMSOL are quite arbitrary (i.e. you can always include a multiplicative constant with impunity). How then, does COMSOL determine what numbers to give in the solution for field components, power, etc.?
My first thought was that the integrated power flow would be normalized to 1 W, but, as far as I can tell, this isn't the case. Other obvious integrals over E^2 or H^2 don't seem to indicate any type of obvious normalization either.