Title :
Technique for fast and accurate prediction of antenna far-field patterns
Author_Institution :
University of Sheffield, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Sheffield, UK
Abstract :
A technique for the fast prediction of antenna far-field patterns is described in which a pillbox antenna is used as the probe. The processing involves transformation of 1-D arrays, and the validation is provided by comparing the measured and predicted patterns of a parabolic reflector.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; ID arrays; antenna far-field patterns; parabolic reflector; pillbox antenna; probe; transformation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870436
