Dear Robert, Please follow the link as given by Anvesh. Mode identification will be easy if you follow this path. To identify mode nomenclature (i.e. TM10/TM21 etc), I'm afraid to inform you that there is no work. Using mode nomenclature of Equilatral triangular waveguide, Joseph Helszajn published some works on hexagonal. Paper are available at IEEE. Please search using 'Helszajn'. But the mode nomenclature will be quasi as the exact analytical solution is not available. I would suggest you to learn mode nomenclature for equilateral and rectangular microstrip antenna (TM case only). Simulate one hexagonal patch. Compare its field patterns with triangular/rectangular one. Similarity will be found with triangular one, as per my knowledge goes. Please inform us, We will go accordingly...
Mode nomenclature is available for rectangular, circular, elliptical, annular ring and equilateral, 30-60-90, 45-45-90 triangular shaped objects. Hexagonal case is not available. Even the mode nomenclature for rectangular ring shaped object is also not available.
I have calculated and compare my proposed designed with that of Rectangle patch using formula. I have attached the document for comparison with corresponding mode of operation.
If you compare the results of rectangular ring shaped antenna with rectangular microstrip antenna, you may not get correct result. here, you are dealing with hexagon...Proper mode nomenclature is required. Observe internal field variations and resonant frequency both before identifying the mode as TM_mn mode
As you have used 4 hexagonal ring, it is not a good way to identify the modes. Normal mode nomenclature for hexagonal patch (or waveguide or resonator) is not available as per my knowledge goes. Therefore, mode identification of hexagonal ring shaped antenna may not correct. My comments may disappoint you. If you really want to identify modes, then work for single hexagonal antenna. In case hexagonal ring shaped antenna, try to use first mode, 2nd mode etc...
We are also working on hexagonal microstrip antenna. We are facing several problems to identify its modes....If you get any results, please inform us after your publication.....not before that
To me this looks like a log-periodic antenna, not a fractal antenna. You may find that the literature about log-periodic antennas (there is a lot of it, and they are used a lot) is more useful to you in understanding and predicting the performance of this antenna than anything about fractal antennas.
yes, we can do mode analysis of any electromagnetic object. But, the question is: how to iddentify a particular mode as TE10 or TM23 etc. Regular and some specific objects have proper mode nomenclature which includes rectangular, circular, equilateral triangular, elliptical, annular ring and 45-45-90 triangular object.
More precidesly, rectangular ring shaped microstrip structure does not have proper mode nomenclature.
yes... mode will be given for electromagnetic object...if finite gnd plane is there, the effect will be reflected. Little distortion may appear. But, we can identify mode.