Title :
Shaped beam synthesis technique for linear arrays of waveguide longitudinal slots
Author :
Casula, G.A. ; Mazzarella, G. ; Montisci, G.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ing. Elettr. ed Elettron., Univ. degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Abstract :
A synthesis technique for linear arrays of waveguide shunt slots, with a shaped beam, has been developed, generalizing Elliot´s procedure, which is limited to pencil beam arrays. The results of the proposed technique have been validated through comparison with a commercial FEM software.
Keywords :
finite element analysis; linear antenna arrays; waveguide antenna arrays; Elliot procedure; antenna array; commercial FEM software; linear arrays; pencil beam arrays; shaped beam synthesis technique; waveguide longitudinal slots; waveguide slot arrays; Antenna arrays; Apertures; Electromagnetic waveguides; Equations; Finite element methods; Radar antennas; Software;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0461-0
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2012.6348585
