Title :
Design of thinned phased arrays
Author_Institution :
Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden
Abstract :
A new method for determining the element position in a phased array is presented, only one array factor being calculated in each step. It is thereby possible to design larger arrays than can be designed using other methods.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; communications applications of computers; computer applications; computer-aided design; amplitude tapering; array factor; element position; hexagonal aperture; pencil beam with low sidelobes; thinned phased arrays;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19720026
