Title :
Array feed for reflector antenna: synthesis of feed pattern
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Newsouth Wales Univ., Kensington, NSW
fDate :
1/7/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simple method of synthesising the radiation pattern of an array feed for a reflector antenna is presented. It forms the initial stage in the design of an integrated array-feed/LNA/RF front-end subsystem for a low-cost receive-only terminal for domestic satellite communications. Results show that a high illumination efficiency and a low spillover loss may be achieved with a 4×4-element planar array
Keywords :
antenna feeders; antenna radiation patterns; direct broadcasting by satellite; microwave antennas; receiving antennas; reflector antennas; 4×4-element planar array; array feed; domestic satellite communications; illumination efficiency; low spillover loss; low-cost receive-only terminal; radiation pattern; reflector antenna; synthesis of feed pattern;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
