• DocumentCode
    1259410
  • Title

    An Approximate Expression for the Directivity of a Tapered-Cosine Distribution on a Circular Aperture

  • Author

    Mahony, John D.

  • Author_Institution
    5 Bluewater View, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand
  • Volume
    52
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    126
  • Lastpage
    128
  • Abstract
    An approximate expression for the directivity associated with a tapered-cosine distribution on a circular aperture is obtained. This is used in calculations to optimize directivity at EOC (edge of cover).
  • Keywords
    antenna radiation patterns; aperture antennas; EOC; approximate expression; circular aperture; edge of cover; tapered-cosine distribution directivity; Apertures; Gain; Aperture antennas; Bessel functions; antenna radiation patterns; circular aperture theory; cosine distribution; directivity; edge of cover optimization; optimization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1045-9243
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAP.2010.5525589
  • Filename
    5525589