DocumentCode :
1036616
Title :
A large L-band rectangular corrugated horn
Author :
Witebsky, Chris ; Smoot, George F. ; Levin, Steven ; Bensadoun, Marc
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Volume :
35
Issue :
11
fYear :
1987
fDate :
11/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1310
Lastpage :
1313
Abstract :
A lightweight, rectangular, corrugated-horn antenna constructed from sheet metal is described. Over a 1.3-1.7 GHz operating band, its half-power beamwidth is approximately 
in the 
-plane and varies from 
to 
in the 
-plane. Quarter-wave choke slots at the aperture help to reduce the -plane sidelobes below -55 dB at angles greater than 
, while the -plane sidelobes lie in that range both with and without choke slots. Return loss throughout the operating band is -25 dB or below. Critical dimensions are provided, together with useful guidelines for designing similar antennas.
in the -plane and varies from to in the -plane. Quarter-wave choke slots at the aperture help to reduce the -plane sidelobes below -55 dB at angles greater than , while the -plane sidelobes lie in that range both with and without choke slots. Return loss throughout the operating band is -25 dB or below. Critical dimensions are provided, together with useful guidelines for designing similar antennas.Keywords :
Corrugated horn antennas; Horn antennas, corrugated; Radio astronomy; UHF antennas; Antennas and propagation; Apertures; Coaxial components; Differential equations; Electromagnetic waveguides; Electrons; Horn antennas; L-band; Optical propagation; Phased arrays;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-926X
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1987.1144021
Filename :
1144021
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