Title :
Effect of wall thickness on radiation from circular waveguides
Author :
James, G.L. ; Greene, K.J.
Author_Institution :
CSIRO, Division of Radiophysics, Epping, Australia
Abstract :
An experimental study shows that the thickness of a circular waveguide wall greatly affects its radiation characteristics. The exact solution of Weinstein for infinitely thin walls appears in practice to be valid only when the wall thickness is less than 0.01 ¿.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; circular waveguides; waveguide antennas; circular waveguides; radiation characteristics; waveguide antennas; waveguide open end radiation; waveguide wall thickness effects;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19780061
