Title :
Microwave Antenna Analysis
Author_Institution :
Formerly, Naval Postgraduate School, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.: now, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
Abstract :
The diffraction theory of Stratton and Chu is applied to a calculation of the vertical polar diagram and the gain of a parabolic cylindrical antenna. This antenna is fed by a line source having a known energy distribution and polarization. A numerical calculation for a particular profile is carried out, and the results are compared with those obtained experimentally. Satisfactory agreement between these results is found.
Keywords :
Antenna feeds; Antenna theory; Boundary conditions; Diffraction; Microwave antennas; Partial differential equations; Physical optics; Polarization; Reflector antennas; Senior members;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IRE
DOI :
10.1109/JRPROC.1947.232275
