Title :
Collimated difference frequency beam from a space fed circular array of rebroadcast elements
Author_Institution :
Roke Manor Res. Ltd., Romsey, UK
Abstract :
Large arrays for HF to UHF applications can require complex beamformers and scanning techniques. This paper describes the geometry for space feeding a circular or spherical array of elements with a signal and local oscillator, and obtaining a collimated beam at the difference frequency
Keywords :
antenna arrays; HF applications; UHF applications; antenna radiation patterns; beamformers; collimated difference frequency beam; difference frequency; large arrays; local oscillator; rebroadcast elements; scanning techniques; space fed circular array; spherical array;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, Tenth International Conference on (Conf. Publ. No. 436)
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-686-5
DOI :
10.1049/cp:19970273
