Title :
Measurement of diffraction from isolation edges
Author :
Musal, H.M., Jr. ; Sklensky, A.F.
Author_Institution :
Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
The use of collimated radiation in the near field to produce windowed illumination of test objects is demonstrated to be useful for obtaining experimental data from relatively isolated edges. This is accomplishing by illuminating only about one-third of the edge with a lens-collimated horn antenna. These measurements can be calibrated to yield absolute values for the edge diffraction coefficients for comparison with calculated predictions. The results is experimental data that are in excellent agreement with calculated data.<>
Keywords :
directive antennas; electromagnetic wave diffraction; waveguide antennas; collimated radiation; edge diffraction coefficients; isolation edges; lens-collimated horn antenna; near field; test objects; windowed illumination; Collimators; Electromagnetic diffraction; Electromagnetic measurements; Electromagnetic scattering; Electronic equipment testing; Lighting; Missiles; Radar scattering; Surface waves; Transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1988. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
Syracuse, NY, USA
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1988.94014
