An Efficient Integral Equation Method for Full-wave Analysis of Inhomogeneous Electromagnetic Surfaces with Connected Conductors

Abstract: In this paper, a generalized macromodeling approach is presented to simulate complex electromagnetic (EM) surfaces consisting of unit cells with connected conductors. Macromodels of each unit cell are produced by applying the equivalence principle on fictitious surfaces encapsulating them. Unit cells often consist of multiple dielectric layers and conductor traces, featuring multiscale structures. Challenges arise when a current-carrying conductor trace traverses the fictitious surface. Hence, a new method based on half Rao-Wilton-Glisson basis functions is proposed to accurately ensure the continuity of the surface currents and avoid singularities at the intersections. The accuracy of the proposed approach is validated by comparing the results with commercial solvers for different EM surfaces.