DocumentCode
1527373
Title
A novel array of ring radiators
Author
Zielinski, Adam ; Wu, Lixue
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Victoria Univ., BC, Canada
Volume
16
Issue
1
fYear
1991
fDate
1/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
136
Lastpage
141
Abstract
An array of ring radiators which generates a symmetric search-light-type narrow beam with greatly reduced sidelobes is proposed. Such a narrow beam can find several applications related to acoustic remote sensing, telemetry, and specialized sonars. A design procedure which benefits from design techniques developed for linear arrays is detailed. The developed methodology requires only simple matrix operation and does not involve nonlinear optimization. The results indicate that radiation patterns with arbitrary sidelobe suppression can be achieved
Keywords
acoustic arrays; antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; remote sensing; sonar; telemetering; acoustic remote sensing; arbitrary sidelobe suppression; design; linear arrays; matrix operation; radiation patterns; ring radiators; sonars; symmetric search-light-type narrow beam; telemetry; Acoustic applications; Acoustic arrays; Acoustic beams; Helium; Optimization methods; Remote sensing; Sonar applications; Symmetric matrices; Telemetry; Transmission line matrix methods;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Oceanic Engineering, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0364-9059
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/48.64892
Filename
64892
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