Title :
Phase Mode Excitation in Beamforming Arrays
Author :
Davis, J.G. ; Gibson, A.A.P.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Manchester
Abstract :
A complete theoretical model describing phase mode excitation of discrete and continuous uniform circular arrays is provided. Practical examples of beamspace radiation pattern synthesis are demonstrated using probe stimuli to control the complex amplitudes of individual modes
Keywords :
antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; array signal processing; beamspace radiation pattern synthesis; discrete-continuous uniform circular array; phase mode excitation; probe stimuli; theoretical model; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Aperture antennas; Array signal processing; Azimuth; Coaxial components; Electromagnetic waveguides; Phased arrays; Probes; Slot antennas; Coaxial waveguide; overmoded; phase mode;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2006. EuRAD 2006. 3rd European
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
2-9600551-7-9
DOI :
10.1109/EURAD.2006.280336