Title :
Design considerations for bi-conical multibeam antennas
Author :
Demmerle, F. ; Wiesbeck, W.
Author_Institution :
Karlsruhe Univ., Germany
Abstract :
Vertical radiation patterns and antenna gain of biconical multibeam antennas can be significantly improved by optimizing the shape of the bi-conical waveguide. Corrugations reduce the sidelobes in the same manner as with rectangular horn antennas. The number of horizontal beams and bandwidth are not effected by the described measures.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; conical antennas; multibeam antennas; waveguide antennas; 10.25 GHz; antenna gain; bandwidth; bi-conical multibeam antennas; bi-conical waveguide; corrugations; horizontal beams; shape; sidelobes; vertical radiation patterns; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Antennas and propagation; Apertures; Bandwidth; Coaxial components; Connectors; Intelligent sensors; Microwave antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1998. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4478-2
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1998.690780
