• DocumentCode
    1965106
  • Title

    The Design of Cassegrain Antennas for High Efficiency and Low V.S.W.R.

  • Author

    Poulton, G.T.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Queen Mary College (University of London), Mile End Road, London E1 4NS
  • fYear
    1975
  • fDate
    1-4 Sept. 1975
  • Firstpage
    61
  • Lastpage
    65
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a method for optimally designing the subreflector of a Cassegrain antenna for maximum efficiency while maintaining a low V.S.W.R. level. This is accomplished by setting up a composite performance criterion which explicitly includes both the efficiency and the power reflected back into the feed. Gradient search procedures are then used to find the subreflector shape to maximise this criterion. Broad band design is possible simply by integrating the criterion over the required frequency interval. Theoretical and experimental results are given for a small two-reflector antenna.
  • Keywords
    Antenna theory; Design methodology; Feeds; Frequency; Geometrical optics; Optical design; Optical design techniques; Optical diffraction; Optical scattering; Shape;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Conference, 1975. 5th European
  • Conference_Location
    Hamburg, Germany
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EUMA.1975.332154
  • Filename
    4130783