A Gaussian Beam Mode Analysis Method for 3-D Multi-Reflector Quasi-Optical Systems
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
A paper title "A Gaussian beam mode analysis method for 3-D multi-reflector quasi-optical systems" is a good work presented by the author. Here are some comments and suggestion:
- It is suggested that the author write more about the significance of the paper.
- It is better to change the name of the second heading " Theory " with " Proposed system design" or make two heading: one is " Theory" and the second is "Proposed design".
- How come Figure 8 (b) is different from Figure 5 (b (last fig)), please explain.
- It is suggested to include a picture of the measurement setup.
- References [17,18,19, 21, 22] are the author's own work, it is advised to remove some of your own work, and cite other's work. Reference[19] is the updated version of Reference [18], so it is better to delete one of them.
- π/2 is in a bold letter in Abstract, please change it.
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Reviewer 2 Report
Please highlight the applications of 3-D multi-reflector systems in detail.
Page 2: Theory: This section contains some unnecessary information and can be explained more objectively and more briefly.
Please explain equation 12.
Please add more information about the simulation set-up.
Simulation-driven optimization approaches have recently been introduced in electromagnetic community and used in designing and optimizing a wide range of EM components as explained in Design of a dielectric phase-correcting structure for an EBG resonator antenna using particle swarm optimization and “An improved model of ant colony optimization using a novel pheromone update strategy”. Can such evolutionary methods be used for the proposed device for further optimization? Please acknowledge this artificial-intelligence-based approach as a potential way for further optimization.
Please explain how the measurement was carried out.
How the cross-polarization can be improved?
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Round 2
Reviewer 2 Report
Most comments have not been reflected in the paper. Please note, if the reviewers ask something, they are not simply asking for their curiosity, they want you to comment and reflect on them in the paper. In relation to optimization, you should comment in the paper that the recent optimizations like particle swarm optimization (Design of a dielectric phase-correcting structure for an EBG resonator antenna using particle swarm optimization, ISAP, 2015) or Ant colony (An improved model of ant colony optimization using a novel pheromone update strategy, IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Information and Systems, 2014) are compatible with this device.
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Round 3
Reviewer 2 Report
The new version addressed all issues raised by this reviewer.
