Effects of an Electrically Large Airborne Radome on Radiation Patterns and Input Impedance of a Dipole Array

A hybrid technique based on the image theory and integral equation coupled with physical optics approximation is employed to predict the effects of an electrically large three-dimensional dielectric radome on the radiation patterns and input impedance of a dipole array backed by a ground plane. With the hybrid technique, the interaction between the array and the radome is well considered.