Comments on "A new method of analysis of the near and far fields of paraboloidal reflectors"

Author

Bach, Heinz-Gunter ; Narasimhan, M. ; Christopher, S.

Author_Institution

Technical Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

Volume

33

Issue

1

fYear

1985

fDate

1/1/1985 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

116

Lastpage

118

Abstract

The commenter states that the technique described by M.S. Narasimhan and S. Christopher (ibid., vol.AP-32, no.1, p.13-19, 1984) of combining a spherical near-field (SNF) transformation and a near-field computation based on the geometrical theory of diffraction (GTD) is identical to the SNFGTD method originally used by F. Jensen and F.H. Larsen in 1977. Aside from this, various other criticisms are made on the presentation and on the results, specifically, the $H$ -plane radiation pattern. In their reply, the authors note that the original paper seeks to determine accurately both the near and far fields of a paraboloid. They suggest that the editorial board review the computer programs used by themselves and by the commenter to pass a verdict on this controversy

Keywords

Geometrical diffraction theory; Reflector antennas; Antenna theory; Antennas and propagation; Books; Dipole antennas; Performance analysis; Physical optics; Physical theory of diffraction; Polarization; Receiving antennas; Reflector antennas;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAP.1985.1143462

Filename

1143462