3. Design and optimization methodology

This section briefly describes the design methodology employing the optimization framework presented in the previous section. It is applied to a reflectarray in single-offset configuration, as shown in Figure 4. The procedure is divided into three stages: first, a phase-only synthesis to obtain the desired radiation pattern; then, a design procedure to adjust the element dimensions yielding a reflectarray layout; and the last and optional stage is the optimization of the cross-polarization performance of the reflectarray antenna.
