DocumentCode
3169339
Title
Non-uniformly spaced sub-arrayed printed self-tracking reflector antenna
Author
Girvan, T.F.J. ; Fusco, V.F.
Author_Institution
Queen´´s Univ., Belfast, UK
Volume
2
fYear
2001
fDate
2001
Firstpage
817
Abstract
The gain and radiation patterns of a non-uniformly spaced sub-arrayed planar 32-element retrodirective array (RDA) were investigated. The measured monostatic self-tracking reflection capability of the array was better than 3 dB over a range of incident signals of 80°, and the gain of the array was found to be 15 dBi
Keywords
antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antenna arrays; microwave antenna arrays; planar antenna arrays; reflector antennas; tracking; 15 dB; Van Atta array; antenna design; antenna gain; measured monostatic self-tracking reflection; multi-patch sub-arrays; nonuniformly spaced sub-arrayed reflector antenna; planar retrodirective array; printed self-tracking reflector antenna; radar signature enhancement; radiation patterns; retrodirected return signal strength;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation, 2001. Eleventh International Conference on (IEE Conf. Publ. No. 480)
Conference_Location
Manchester
Print_ISBN
0-85296-733-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1049/cp:20010408
Filename
928134
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