Title :
Towards an optics design for the SKA
Author :
Theron, Isak P. ; Lehmensiek, Robert ; de Villiers, Dirk I. L.
Author_Institution :
EMSS Antennas (Pty) Ltd., Stellenbosch, South Africa
Abstract :
This paper describes the process to derive the SKA optics. The outcome of this process will be both the dish optics and optimised feeds (only the illuminating part, for example feed horns up to the waveguide port) for each of the respective frequency bands.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; optical design techniques; radioastronomy; radiotelescopes; SKA optics; dish optics; frequency bands; optics design; waveguide port; Apertures; Feeds; Geometry; Optics; Radio astronomy; Telescopes; antenna feeds; multireflector antennas; radio astronomy; reflector antennas;
Conference_Titel :
AFRICON, 2013
Conference_Location :
Pointe-Aux-Piments
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5940-5
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.2013.6757827
