Title :
A half blinder for reducing certain sidelobes in large horn reflector antennas
Author_Institution :
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., North Andover, MA, USA
fDate :
11/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The use of blinders to reduce certain high sidelobes in the azimuth (transverse) plane radiation for horizontal (transverse) polarization is discussed. A half blinder is presented which reduces objectionable high sidelobes 8 to -62 dB, and maintains low sidelobes elsewhere.
Keywords :
Horn antennas; Reflector antennas; Apertures; Azimuth; Diffraction; Frequency; Horn antennas; Lighting; Polarization; Predictive models; Reflector antennas; Shape;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1971.1140038
