Title :
Design, manufacturing and test of a spline-profile square horn for focal array applications
Author :
Albert, Isabelle ; Romier, Maxime ; Belot, Daniel ; Adam, Jean-Pierre ; Hamel, Pierrick
Author_Institution :
CNES, Toulouse, France
Abstract :
Radiating element optimization is a key factor to improve the overall performances of an array antenna: its type and design must meet RF specifications while being competitive in terms of cost, bulkiness and weight. This paper focuses on the design, manufacturing and test of a splineprofile square horn, designed to be used for telecommunication focal array applications with high efficiency requirements.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; horn antennas; optimisation; RF specifications; array antenna performance improvement; high efficiency requirements; radiating element optimization; spline-profile square horn design; spline-profile square horn manufacturing; spline-profile square horn testing; telecommunication focal array applications; Antenna arrays; Arrays; Frequency measurement; Loss measurement; Manufacturing; Optimization; Splines (mathematics); focal array; high efficiency; square horn;
Conference_Titel :
Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics (ANTEM), 2012 15th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Toulouse
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0290-6
DOI :
10.1109/ANTEM.2012.6262390
