Title :
Application of the shared aperture antenna concept to radar front-ends: Advantages and limitations
Author :
Lager, I.E. ; Trampuz, C. ; Simeoni, M. ; Coman, C.I. ; Ligthart, L.P.
Author_Institution :
IRCTR, Delft Univ. of Technol., Delft, Netherlands
Abstract :
The shared aperture antenna, an effective and versatile radar front-end design strategy based on deploying interleaved sub-arrays on a common aperture, is discussed. A number of instantiations of this concept, demonstrating multi-functionality and polarisation agility capabilities, is described in detail. Some limitations of this concept are singled out, and measures to counteract them are put forward.
Keywords :
Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Aperture antennas; Bandwidth; Command and control systems; Interleaved codes; Large-scale systems; Polarization; Radar antennas; Radar applications;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2010 Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona, Spain
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6431-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-84-7653-472-4
