Title :
The sensitivity of phased array antenna beam patterns to element phase and amplitude errors
Author_Institution :
Dept of Aerosp., Power & Sensors, Cranfield Univ. at RMCS, Shrivenham, UK
Abstract :
This paper gives a brief description of the theory of antenna radiation patterns and examines some extreme examples of phase and amplitude error. The illustrations suggest that phase accuracy is more significant than amplitude accuracy in terms of sidelobe levels.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; amplitude error; element phase error; phased array antenna beam pattern sensitivity; sidelobe levels;
Conference_Titel :
Calibration of Active Phased Array Antennas, IEE Seminar on
Conference_Location :
London
DOI :
10.1049/ic.2005.0698
