Title :
A simple method of reducing grating lobes
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Electro-Commun., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
The paper shows that the grating lobe of an array antenna can be reduced by 2 dB by simply moving the location of two subarrays by approximately 20 cm each. No new design such as redesigning the beamforming network is required.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; satellite antennas; grating lobe; off-axis side lobe characteristics; phased array antenna; satellite antenna; Gratings;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Columbus, OH, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7846-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2003.1219281
