Title :
Beamwidth of phased arrays
Author_Institution :
Analytic Inc., Jenkintown, PA, USA
fDate :
9/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A formula is developed for estimating the far-field beamwidth of an arbitrary narrow-beam phased array of identical isotropic elements at a single frequency. Equations are developed for the effects of errors in the estimated positions of the array elements.
Keywords :
Nonuniformly spaced arrays; Phased arrays; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Antennas and propagation; Electrooptic effects; Equations; Frequency estimation; Geometry; Linear antenna arrays; Phase estimation; Phased arrays;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1973.1140564
