DocumentCode :
982119
Title :
Antenna radiation characteristics with partially coherent illumination
Author :
Mitchell, R.L.
Author_Institution :
Aerospace Corp., El Sugundo, CA, USA
Volume :
14
Issue :
3
fYear :
1966
fDate :
5/1/1966 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
324
Lastpage :
329
Abstract :
The radiation characteristics of a partially coherent illuminated antenna are found for both a circular aperture and a linear antenna. The antenna illumination function is assumed to be Gaussian, and the phase structure function in the plane of the antenna is assumed to be of the form 
, with 
, and 2. The beam broadening and reduction in gain in decibels are found to be of the form 
, where 
and 
are functions of the antenna illumination and the "law" of the phase structure function, and 
is a function of the "level" of the phase structure function.
, with , and 2. The beam broadening and reduction in gain in decibels are found to be of the form , where and are functions of the antenna illumination and the "law" of the phase structure function, and is a function of the "level" of the phase structure function.Keywords :
Aperture antennas; Circular arrays; Linear antennas; Antenna accessories; Antennas and propagation; Aperture antennas; Diffraction; Equations; Extrapolation; Fluctuations; Interpolation; Lighting; Radio astronomy;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-926X
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1966.1138681
Filename :
1138681
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