Title :
Synthesis functions for circular arc arrays
Abstract :
Orthogonal functions are given which can be used in the synthesis of circular arc arrays. These functions were obtained from the optimization of array beam efficiency which is expressed as the ratio of hermitian forms.
Keywords :
Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Directive antennas; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Gain; Linear antenna arrays; Optimization methods; Symmetric matrices; Transmission line matrix methods; Vectors;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1968.6648
