Title :
Sidelobe response of antennas to short pulse signals
Author :
Griffiths, H.D. ; Cullen, A.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK
Abstract :
We consider the waveforms of signals received in the sidelobe region of antenna, when the signals are of very short duration. It is shown that the output signal waveforms can be very different from those of the input signal. An analytical theory is presented to explain these effects, and several examples are presented to illustrate the effects and to show the validity of the analysis. A number of applications are suggested.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; antennas; linear systems; radar; waveform analysis; antennas; linear system theory; short pulse signals; sidelobe response; signal waveforms; ultrawideband radar; Apertures; Bandwidth; Fourier transforms; Frequency response; Propagation delay; Radar antennas; Receiving antennas; Signal processing; Ultra wideband radar; Ultra wideband technology;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2003. Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7920-9
DOI :
10.1109/NRC.2003.1203384
