Title :
Performance comparison of corrugated and smooth-walled spline-profile 31.3–45 GHz horns for ALMA
Author :
Granet, C. ; Mena, F.P. ; Zorzi, P. ; Davis, I.M. ; Kot, J.S. ; Pope, G.
Author_Institution :
BAE Syst. Australia Pty Ltd., North Ryde, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
The performance of an optimized corrugated horn is compared with that of an optimized smooth-walled spline-profile horn for the 31-3-45 GHz band for ALMA.
Keywords :
horn antennas; microwave antenna arrays; Atacama large millimetre/submillimetre array; corrugated spline-profile horn; frequency 31.3 GHz to 45 GHz; smooth-walled spline-profile horn; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Bandwidth; Design optimization; Frequency; Lenses; Manufacturing; Optical design; Spline; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2010 Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6431-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-84-7653-472-4
