Title :
Element pattern ripple reduction in conformal arrays
Author :
Fathy, Aly E. ; Hessel, Alexander ; Herper, Johh C.
Author_Institution :
David Sarnoff Research Center, Princeton, NJ, USA
fDate :
12/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The feasibility of reducing the element pattern ripple, prevalent in conformal arrays, by means of reactively terminated parasitic elements is addressed. Numerical results indicate significant improvement with a potential bandwidth of 10 percent.
Keywords :
Antenna arrays; Conformal antennas; Parasitic antennas; Antenna arrays; Apertures; Gratings; Linear antenna arrays; Phased arrays; Planar arrays; Polarization; Rectangular waveguides; Space exploration; Surface waves;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1987.1144050
