Title :
A uniform geometrical theory of diffraction and its extensions for a curved edge illuminated by a complex source point beam
Author :
Pathak, Prabhakar H. ; Kim, Youngchel ; Burkholder, Robert J.
Abstract :
An extended uniform geometrical theory of diffraction solution is presented in closed form for predicting the radiation from an arbitrary curved reflector antenna illuminated by an electromagnetic complex source beam. Numerical examples serve to indicate the utility of this solution.
Keywords :
geometrical theory of diffraction; reflector antennas; arbitrary curved reflector antenna; curved edge illumination; electromagnetic complex source point beam; extended uniform geometrical theory-of-diffraction; radiation prediction; Antenna theory; Beams; Electromagnetic diffraction; Electromagnetic radiation; Electromagnetic scattering; Frequency; Hafnium; Lighting; Physical theory of diffraction; Reflector antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, 2009. ICEAA '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3385-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3386-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICEAA.2009.5297285
