Experimental verification of the generalized Schelkunoff´s horn-gain formulas for sectoral horns

Author

Selvan, Krishnasamy T. ; Sivaramakrishnan, R. ; Kini, K.R. ; Poddar, D.R.

Author_Institution

Centre for Electromagn., SAMEER, Madras, India

Volume

50

Issue

6

fYear

2002

fDate

6/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

875

Lastpage

877

Abstract

An approximate formula has been recently proposed for the on-axis gain of rectangular waveguide antennas, that include open-ended rectangular waveguides and sectoral and pyramidal horns (see Selvan, K.T., IEEE Trans. Antennas Propagat., vol.47, p.1001-4, 1999). This formula is an approximate generalization of S.A. Schelkunoff\´s horn-gain formulas (see "Electromagnetic Waves", Van Nostrand, p.360-4, 1943). Gain measurements are reported for the gains of E plane and H plane sectoral horns and are used in an examination of the accuracy of Selvan\´s formulas. To the best of the authors\´ knowledge, these are the first ever measurement efforts on the gain of H-plane sectoral horns

Keywords

UHF antennas; gain measurement; horn antennas; 2.60 to 8.20 GHz; E plane sectoral horns; H plane sectoral horns; Schelkunoff horn-gain formulas; on-axis gain; pyramidal horn; rectangular waveguide antennas; Antenna measurements; Apertures; Electromagnetic waveguides; Fresnel reflection; Gain measurement; Geometry; Horn antennas; Propagation constant; Rectangular waveguides; Tellurium;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAP.2002.1017670

Filename

1017670