pylobe 0.2.0

Antenna design and electromagnetic simulation library

PyLobe

Antenna design and electromagnetic simulation library for Python.

Full design workflow: geometry → solver → pattern → optimization → export. Analytical closed-form models, Method of Moments (MoM), and 3-D FDTD solvers, with publication-quality visualization and neural inverse design.

Installation

pip install pylobe

Quick Start

from pylobe import RectangularPatch, ROGERS4003
from pylobe.design import AntennaDesign

patch  = RectangularPatch(freq=2.4e9, substrate_material=ROGERS4003)
design = AntennaDesign(patch).solve()
print(design.summary())
fig_pat, fig_freq = design.plot_dashboard()
design.export_all("results/my_patch")

Antenna Types

Type	Class	Solver
Half-wave dipole	HalfWaveDipole	DipoleSolver
Folded dipole	FoldedDipole	FoldedDipoleSolver
Bow-tie dipole	BowTieDipole	FoldedDipoleSolver
Quarter-wave monopole	QuarterWaveMonopole	MonopoleSolver
Axial-mode helical	HelicalMonopole	MonopoleSolver
Rectangular patch	RectangularPatch	PatchAnalyticalSolver
Circular patch	CircularPatch	CircularPatchAnalyticalSolver
Annular ring patch	AnnularRingPatch	PatchAnalyticalSolver
E-slot patch	ESlotPatch	PatchAnalyticalSolver
Slot antenna	SlotAntenna	SlotSolver
Vivaldi (tapered-slot)	VivaldiAntenna	VivaldiSolver
Yagi-Uda	YagiUda	YagiAnalyticalSolver
Pyramidal horn	PyramidalHorn	HornSolver
Small loop	SmallLoopAntenna	LoopSolver
Large (resonant) loop	LargeLoopAntenna	LoopSolver
Log-periodic (LPDA)	LogPeriodicArray	LPDASolver
PIFA	PIFA	PIFASolver
Koch fractal dipole	KochDipole	DipoleSolver
Sierpinski gasket	SierpinskiGasket	DipoleSolver
Minkowski patch	MinkowskiPatch	PatchAnalyticalSolver
Custom planar	CustomPlanarAntenna	SurfaceEFIESolver
Linear array (ULA)	LinearArray	element solver + array factor
Planar array	PlanarArray	element solver + array factor
Circular array	CircularArray	element solver + array factor

Substrate Library

21 pre-defined materials, all importable directly from pylobe:

Substrates — FR4, RT5880, ROGERS4003, ROGERS3010, ARLON250, ISOLA370HR, TEFLON, ALUMINA, SILICON, GaAs, InP, CERAMIC, FOAM

Conductors — COPPER, GOLD, SILVER, ALUMINUM, BRASS, NICHROME, PEC

Other — AIR

Custom materials:

from pylobe import Material, register_material
my_sub = Material(name="MyLaminate", eps_r=3.0, loss_tangent=0.001)
register_material(my_sub)

License

MIT License