Title :
Radiation characteristics of a corrugated circular cylindrical waveguide horn excited in the TE/sub 11/ mode
Author :
Narasimhan, M.S. ; Govind, K.R.
Author_Institution :
Applied Electromagn. & Antennas Group, Indian Inst. of Technol., Madras, India
Abstract :
The design and experimental studies on a corrugated circular cyclindrical waveguide antenna that is feed-excited in the TE/sub 11/ mode with suppressed far-out sidelobes are reported. To reduce the spillover in the region 90 degrees >
Keywords :
antenna feeders; antenna radiation patterns; circular waveguides; waveguide antennas; E-plane patterns; H-plane patterns; TE/sub 11/ mode; circular cylindrical waveguide horn; circumferential corrugations; conduction currents; corrugated horn antenna; design criterion; far-out sidelobes; feeds; radiation patterns; waveguide antenna; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Electromagnetic waveguides; Frequency measurement; Gain measurement; Microstrip antennas; Rectangular waveguides; Slot antennas; Tellurium; Waveguide transitions;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on