Title :
An optical blockage illumination correction factor for circular reflectors
Author :
Solovey, Aleksey ; Cardiasmenos, Apostle ; Mittra, Raj
Author_Institution :
L-3 Commun. ESSCO, Concord
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2007.4396707
