Beam diffraction by planar and parabolic reflectors
In the complex source point technique, an omnidirectional source diffraction solution becomes that for a directive beam when the coordinates of the source position are given appropriate complex values. This is applied to include feed directivity in reflector edge diffraction. Solutions and numerical...
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Published in | IEEE transactions on antennas and propagation Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 521 - 527 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
New York, NY
IEEE
01.04.1991
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
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Summary: | In the complex source point technique, an omnidirectional source diffraction solution becomes that for a directive beam when the coordinates of the source position are given appropriate complex values. This is applied to include feed directivity in reflector edge diffraction. Solutions and numerical examples for planar strip and parabolic cylinder reflectors are given, including an offset parabolic reflector. The main beams of parabolic reflectors are calculated by aperture integration and the edge diffracted fields by uniform diffraction theory. In both cases, a complex source point feed in the near or far field of the reflector may be used in the pattern calculation, with improvements in accuracy in the lateral and spillover pattern lobes.< > |
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ISSN: | 0018-926X 1558-2221 |
DOI: | 10.1109/8.81466 |