Title :
Moment method analysis of circular-cylindrical array of waveguide elements covered with a radome
Author :
Sipus, Z. ; Rupcic, S. ; Lanne, M. ; Josefsson, L.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. Eng. & Comput., Zagreb Univ., Croatia
Abstract :
We have developed a moment method program that analyzes arrays of waveguide elements on circular-cylindrical surfaces. The presence of a radome is rigorously taken into account by using the Green´s function of a multilayer circular cylindrical structure. Special attention is given to numerical treatment of the Green´s function when analyzing cylindrical antennas of large radii. The calculated results are compared with the measured S-parameters of the array with 54 waveguide elements. The agreement between measured and calculated results is very good.
Keywords :
Green´s function methods; antenna theory; method of moments; radomes; waveguide antenna arrays; Green´s function; S-parameters; circular-cylindrical array; moment method analysis; multilayer circular cylindrical structure; radome; waveguide elements; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Dielectrics; Electromagnetic waveguides; Green´s function methods; Magnetic multilayers; Moment methods; Surface waves; Waveguide components; Waveguide theory;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2001. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7070-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2001.959735
