• DocumentCode
    1790658
  • Title

    Optimally shaped reflectors for Gaussian beam transformation

  • Author

    Schildbach, C. ; Schmidt, Lorenz-Peter

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Microwaves & Photonics, Friedrich-Alexander Univ. Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    16-19 Nov. 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    For focusing reflectors usually paraboloidal and ellipsoidal shapes are used, which are a first degree approximation to an optimal beam transformer. In this paper, the design of such an optimally shaped reflector is described, using basic numerical procedures and common CAD software. The complexity of the described procedure is not much higher than the design of paraboloidal or ellipsoidal reflectors. Measurement data is presented to confirm the functionality of the designed reflector at frequencies beyoned 200 GHz.
  • Keywords
    approximation theory; reflector antennas; CAD software; Gaussian beam transformation; basic numerical procedures; ellipsoidal reflectors; ellipsoidal shapes; optimal beam transformer; optimally shaped reflectors; paraboloidal reflectors; paraboloidal shapes; Approximation methods; Equations; Feeds; Focusing; Mirrors; Shape; Zirconium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antenna Measurements & Applications (CAMA), 2014 IEEE Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Antibes Juan-les-Pins
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CAMA.2014.7003369
  • Filename
    7003369