Title :
Comparison of time-domain responses of reflector and phased array antennas
Author :
Belcher, Melvin L. ; Corey, Larry E. ; Cotton, Rickey B. ; Leatherwood, Daniel A. ; Mitchell, Berry S.
Author_Institution :
Georgia Tech. Res. Inst., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
Antennas are designed to radiate a plane wave with a given polarization and frequency in a specified main beam direction. However, the time-domain impulse response will vary according to the architectural design of the antenna. This paper compares the main beam and sidelobe time-domain pattern response for phased array and reflector antennas
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; electromagnetic wave polarisation; radar antennas; reflector antennas; time-domain analysis; transient response; antenna architectural design; limited field-of-view; main beam direction; main beam time-domain pattern response; parabolic reflector antenna; phased array antennas; plane wave frequency; plane wave polarization; plane wave radiation; reflector antennas; series corporate-fed phased array; sidelobe time-domain pattern response; target engagement radar antenna; time-domain impulse response; time-domain measurements; Antenna arrays; Collimators; Delay; Directive antennas; Feeds; Frequency; Optical reflection; Phased arrays; Reflector antennas; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Radar, 2001 CIE International Conference on, Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7000-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICR.2001.984738
