• DocumentCode
    961485
  • Title

    Modifications to the theory of waveguide horns

  • Author

    Hawkins, D.C. ; Thompson, F.

  • Author_Institution
    Q-Par Angus Ltd., Leominster, UK
  • Volume
    140
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    10/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    381
  • Lastpage
    386
  • Abstract
    Waveguide horns have been extensively analysed by many authors, with broad agreement between the results of the various theoretical approaches, for medium- and high-gain horns. However, the approximations used in the calculation of the aperture fields are inaccurate when applied to low-gain horns, leading to errors in the calculated gain. A modified analysis is described, avoiding the most commonly used approximations. Experimental measurements on a 12 dB horn are used to substantiate the theory
  • Keywords
    antenna theory; horn antennas; 12 dB; aperture fields; gain analysis; high-gain horns; horn antenna; low-gain horns; medium-gain horns; modified analysis; waveguide horns;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, IEE Proceedings H
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0950-107X
  • Type

    jour

  • Filename
    240121