Title :
Low sidelobe taper choice for wideband adaptive arrays
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
Chebychev and Taylor weightings are both used to produce low sidelobe patterns for array antennas. The Chebychev taper may be considered superior because it produces a narrower mainlobe for a given maximum sidelobe level. However, for wideband adaptive arrays the Taylor apodization can result in narrower interference nulls, thus providing better overall adaptive beamformer performance.
Keywords :
adaptive antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; array signal processing; Chebychev weighting; Taylor apodization; Taylor weighting; adaptive beamformer performance; interference nulls; low sidelobe patterns; low sidelobe taper; wideband adaptive arrays; Adaptive arrays; Array signal processing; Bandwidth; Covariance matrix; Frequency; Integral equations; Interference; Matrix decomposition; Signal to noise ratio; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1998. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4478-2
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1998.699106
