• DocumentCode
    2175103
  • Title

    Analysis of infinite and finite arrays of tapered-slot antennas for SKA

  • Author

    Craeye, C. ; Boryssenko, A.O. ; Schaubert, D.H.

  • Author_Institution
    Université catholique de Louvain, Laboratoire TELE, Place du Levant 2, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. craeye@tele.ucl.ac.be
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    23-26 Sept. 2002
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    Broadband phased arrays are a potential technological solution for the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) radio telescope. The analysis of such arrays, and the determination of the effects of array truncation can be done either in the frequency domain, by element-by-element, infinite-array, or finite-by-infinite array approaches, or in the time domain, using an integral equation formulation. In this paper, the two techniques are compared in the case of a moderate-size array made of Vivaldi elements, whose dimensions are the same as those used for the THEA (Thousand Elements Array) demonstrator.
  • Keywords
    Adaptive arrays; Analytical models; Antenna arrays; Broadband antennas; Directive antennas; Impedance; Integral equations; Phased arrays; Radio astronomy; Space technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Conference, 2002. 32nd European
  • Conference_Location
    Milan, Italy
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EUMA.2002.339457
  • Filename
    4140537