• DocumentCode
    1710131
  • Title

    Pyramidal horns. I. Simple expressions for directivity as a function of aperture phase error

  • Author

    Aurand, John F.

  • Author_Institution
    Sandia Nat. Lab., Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • fYear
    1989
  • Firstpage
    1435
  • Abstract
    New expressions for the gain-reduction factors of a pyramidal horn are developed. They offer fast and accurate computation of the horn directivity, in either linear of second-order form. These equations are much easier to evaluate than the exact equations, which involve complicated Fresnel integrals. The formulas are expressed in terms of gain-reduction factors, based on the quadratic phase errors in the aperture.<>
  • Keywords
    antenna radiation patterns; directive antennas; waveguide antennas; aperture phase error; equations; gain-reduction factors; horn directivity; pyramidal horn; quadratic phase errors; second-order form; Antenna measurements; Antenna theory; Aperture antennas; Fresnel reflection; Gain measurement; Horn antennas; Integral equations; Laboratories; Physics; Polarization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1989. AP-S. Digest
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA, USA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.1989.134987
  • Filename
    134987