Title :
Quadratic phase error loss in circular apertures
Author_Institution :
Rockwell International, Satellite Systems Division, Downey, USA
Abstract :
A very simple expression in closed form has been derived for the loss in gain of a circular aperture suffering quadratic phase error. It is applicable to amplitude distributions that can be approximated by a truncated Gaussian form that tapers to any arbitrary edge value.
Keywords :
antenna theory; waveguide antennas; antenna theory; circular apertures; quadratic phase error loss; truncated Gaussian amplitude distributions; waveguide antennas;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19790196
