• DocumentCode
    2324991
  • Title

    An optical blockage illumination correction factor for circular reflectors

  • Author

    Solovey, Aleksey ; Cardiasmenos, Apostle ; Mittra, Raj

  • Author_Institution
    L-3 Commun. ESSCO, Concord
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    9-15 June 2007
  • Firstpage
    5155
  • Lastpage
    5158
  • Abstract
    In this paper we present a simple, practical, and accurate method of estimating the gain reduction of large circular dish reflector antennas caused by central blockage, edge blockage, and plane wave blockage from the struts.
  • Keywords
    reflector antennas; central blockage; circular dish reflector antennas; circular reflectors; edge blockage; gain reduction; optical blockage illumination correction factor; plane wave blockage; Apertures; Educational institutions; Lighting; Numerical simulation; Optical computing; Polynomials; Reflector antennas; Shape; State estimation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Honolulu, HI
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0877-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0878-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2007.4396707
  • Filename
    4396707