Title :
Pyramidal horns. II. A novel design method for horns of any desired gain and aperture phase error
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Lab., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
For pt.I see ibid., p.1435 (1989). The authors present a novel numerical method for determining the exact pyramidal horn dimensions for any desired gain. It utilizes exact relationships to yield the required aperture dimensions and horn length, given an operating frequency, waveguide dimensions, and allowable quadratic phase errors in the aperture. The proposed technique has been validated both analytically and experimentally, and should prove very useful for microwave antenna designers.<>
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; directive antennas; numerical methods; waveguide antennas; aperture dimensions; aperture phase error; design method; gain; horn length; microwave antenna; numerical method; operating frequency; pyramidal horn dimensions; quadratic phase errors; waveguide dimensions; Apertures; Design methodology; Equations; Frequency; Horn antennas; Laboratories; Performance gain; Physics; Polarization; Rectangular waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1989. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1989.134988
