DocumentCode
1212140
Title
Corner-reflector antenna with improved power gain
Author
Morris, G. ; MacLean, T.S.M. ; Bailey, K.R.G.
Author_Institution
University of Birmingham, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Birmingham, UK
Volume
1
Issue
3
fYear
1977
fDate
4/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
117
Lastpage
119
Abstract
A contour plot of the electric field distribution formed between the plates of a 90¿¿ corner reflector illuminated by a normally incident uniform plane wave is computed by the method of moments. From this plot, the positions of any array of half-wave dipoles to produce an antenna with an improved power grain are found; the example taken shows an improvement of 2-4 dB. The new antenna is also compared favourably with a curtain array backed by an infinite reflecting sheet.
Keywords
reflector antennas; contour plot; electric field distribution; method of moments; power gain;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Microwaves, Optics and Acoustics, IEE Journal on
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0308-6976
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/ij-moa.1977.0012
Filename
4807432
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