polar

Plot specified object parameters on polar coordinates

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Syntax

p = polar(budgetobj,i,j)
lineseries = polar(cktobj,'parameter1',...,'parametern')
lineseries = polar(cktobj,'parameter1',...,'parametern',x-axis parameter,x-axis format,'condition1',value1,...,'conditionm',valuem,'freq',freq,'pin',pin)

Description

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p = polar(budgetobj,i,j) plots the (i,j)th s-parameter on polar plot for an rfbudget object. p is a polar plot function object. For more information about properties of p, see .

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lineseries = polar(cktobj,'parameter1',...,'parametern') plots the parameters parameter1, ..., parametern on polar plot for a circuit object cktobj.

The polar function returns a column vector of handles to lineseries objects, one handle per element.

lineseries = polar(cktobj,'parameter1',...,'parametern',x-axis parameter,x-axis format,'condition1',value1,...,'conditionm',valuem,'freq',freq,'pin',pin) plots the specified parameters at the specified operating conditions on polar plot for a circuit object, cktobj.

Note

  • For all circuit objects except those that contain data from a data file, you must use the analyze method to perform a frequency domain analysis before calling polar.

  • Use the function polarpattern (Antenna Toolbox), or the MATLAB® function polarplot to plot parameters that are not part of a rfckt or rfbudget object, but are specified as vector data.

Examples

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Open Live Script

Create an RF budget object from |default.s2p|.

Sa = nport('default.s2p');
rfobj = rfbudget(Sa,Sa.NetworkData.Frequencies,-30,10);

Plot S11 on polar plot.

p = polar(rfobj,1,1);
p.LineStyle = ':';

In the newly opened figure window, click View > Figure Toolbar, then hover over the dataset to see the parameters specific to a particular point. You can right click to interact with the plot.

Open Live Script

Create an amplifier object from |default.s2p|.

amp = read(rfckt.amplifier,'default.s2p');

Plot S11 on polar plot.

lineseries = polar(amp,'S11')

lineseries = 
  Line (S_{11}) with properties:

              Color: [0 0.4470 0.7410]
          LineStyle: '-'
          LineWidth: 0.5000
             Marker: 'none'
         MarkerSize: 6
    MarkerFaceColor: 'none'
              XData: [1x191 double]
              YData: [1x191 double]
              ZData: [1x0 double]

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Input Arguments

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RF budget (rfbudget) object, specified as an object handle.

Circuit object (rfckt) object, specified as an object handle.

To get a list of valid parameters for cktobj, type listparam(cktobj).

The independent variable along the x-axis to plot the specified parameters along the y-axis, specified as a character vector or string. Several x-axis parameter values are available for all objects. When you import rfckt.amplifier, rfckt.mixer, or rfdata.data object specifications from a .p2d or .s2d file, you can also specify any operating conditions from the file that have numeric values, such as bias.

The following table shows the most commonly available parameters and the corresponding x-axis parameter values. The default settings listed in the table are used if x-axis parameter is not specified.

Parameter Namex-axis parameter Values
Pout, Phase, LS11, LS12, LS21, LS22Pin (default), Freq
S11, S12, S21, S22, NF, OIP3, VSWRIn, VSWROut, GammaIn, GammaOut, FMIN, GammaOPT, RNFreq
AM/AM, AM/PMAM

The format used for the specific x-axis parameter, specified as a character vector or string. No x-axis format specification is needed when x-axis parameter is an operating condition.

The following table shows the x-axis format values that are available for the x-axis parameter values listed in the preceding table, along with the default settings that are used if x-axis format is not specified.

x-axis parameter Valuesx-axis format Values
PindBm (default), mW, W, dBW
Freq

THz, GHz, MHz, KHz, Hz

By default, x-axis format is chosen to provide the best scaling for the given x-axis parameter values.

AMMagnitude (decibels) (default), Magnitude (linear)

Name-Value Pair Arguments

Specify optional comma-separated pairs of Name,Value arguments. Name is the argument name and Value is the corresponding value. Name must appear inside quotes. You can specify several name and value pair arguments in any order as Name1,Value1,...,NameN,ValueN.

Example: lineseries = polar(h,'Freq',2.1e9)

Optional condition-value pairs at which to plot the specified parameters, specified as a series of 'condition',value pairs separated by commas. These pairs are usually operating conditions from a .p2d or .s2d file. For some parameters, you can specify a set of frequency or input power values at which to plot the specified parameter.

For example:

  • When plotting large-signal S-parameters as a function of input power, you can specify frequency points of interest using condition-value pairs.

  • When plotting large-signal S-parameters as a function of frequency, you can specify input power levels of interest using condition-value pairs.

  • When plotting parameters as a function of an operating condition, you can specify both frequency and input power values using condition-value pairs.

The optional frequency value, in Hz, at which to plot the specified parameters. Freq is specified as the comma-separated pair of 'Freq', and a scalar value.

The optional input power value, in dBm, at which to plot the specified parameters. pin is specified as the comma-separated pair of 'pin', and a scalar value.

Output Arguments

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Polar plot function object, returned as object handle

For more information about properties of p, see .

lineseries object, returned as a column vector of object handles.

Tips

  • If you do not specify any operating conditions as arguments to the polar method, then the method plots the parameter values based on the currently selected operating condition.

  • If you specify one or more operating conditions, the polar method plots the parameter values based on those operating conditions.

  • When you use an operating condition for the x-axis parameter input argument, the method plots the parameters for all operating condition values.

  • Use the Property Editor (propertyeditor) or the MATLAB set function to change the Line Properties.

  • The reference pages for MATLAB functions such as figure, axes, and text list available properties and provide links to detailed descriptions.

See Also

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Introduced before R2006a

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