Title :
Pencil and shaped beams obtained by planar density tapering
Author :
Salas-Sanchez, A.A. ; Fondevila-Gomez, J. ; Rodriguez-Gonzalez, J.A. ; Moreno-Piquero, E. ; Ares-Pena, F.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Univ. of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Abstract :
Interest in uniformly illuminated density-tapered planar antenna arrays has recently revived. For arrays consisting of concentric rings of elements, we present an algorithm that calculates ring radii for generation of pencil beams without the need for prior specification of the number of rings. If element phases are allowed to differ, the algorithm also synthesizes density-tapered arrays generating axially symmetric shaped beams.
Keywords :
planar antenna arrays; concentric rings; density-tapered planar antenna arrays; pencil beams; planar density tapering; shaped beams; Antenna radiation patterns; Apertures; Europe; Linear antenna arrays; Planar arrays; Elliott-Stern method; Taylor method; Uniform distribution; density tapering; planar arrays; shaped beams; sum beams; synthesis;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
The Hague
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6902613
