Title :
On the focal plane distribution of an imperfect paraboloid
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Crawford Hill Lab., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
7/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An asymptotic expansion has been obtained for the focal plane distribution (or the radiation pattern) of aperture antennas with Gaussian distributed random phase deviations. This asymptotic series not only offers convenience in numerical computation for large phase errors, but also clarifies the region of validity for the geometrical optics approximation.
Keywords :
Antenna tolerance analysis; Aperture antennas; Parabolic reflector antennas; Reflector antennas, parabolic; Antenna radiation patterns; Aperture antennas; Geometrical optics; H infinity control; Lenses; Lighting; Optical computing; Optical receivers; Optical surface waves; Writing;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1971.1139959
