• DocumentCode
    1266863
  • Title

    Weighted Thinned Linear Array Design With the Iterative FFT Technique

  • Author

    Du Plessis, Warren P.

  • Author_Institution
    Defence, Peace, Safety & Security (DPSS), Council for Sci. & Ind. Res. (CSIR), Pretoria, South Africa
  • Volume
    59
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    3473
  • Lastpage
    3477
  • Abstract
    A version of the iterative Fourier technique (IFT) for the design of thinned antenna arrays with weighted elements is presented. The structure of the algorithm means that it is well suited to the design of weighted thinned arrays with low current taper ratios (CTRs). A number of test problems from the literature are considered, and in each case, the IFT produces results with improved sidelobe level (SLL) at lower CTR.
  • Keywords
    fast Fourier transforms; iterative methods; linear antenna arrays; CTR; SLL; current taper ratio; iterative FFT technique; iterative fast Fourier transform technique; sidelobe level; weighted thinned linear antenna array design; Algorithm design and analysis; Antenna arrays; Apertures; Arrays; Genetic algorithms; Array antennas; linear arrays; thinned arrays;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.2011.2161450
  • Filename
    5944952