Beam synthesis in linearly polarized radial line slot array antennas

Author

Davis, P.W. ; Bialkowski, M.E.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Queensland Univ., St. Lucia, Qld., Australia

Volume

1

fYear

2000

fDate

16-21 July 2000

Firstpage

94

Abstract

Beam synthesis in linearly polarised radial line slot array (LPRLSA) antennas is demonstrated with the production of a prototype with a broadened main beam pointed in an arbitrary direction. The method of synthesis is presented, which utilizes a simple but accurate radiation model for the RLSA antenna to predict the beam characteristics. Experimental results for a Ku band LPRLSA manufactured using the described techniques show excellent agreement with the theoretically predicted performance.

Keywords

antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; electromagnetic wave polarisation; slot antenna arrays; Ku band; RLSA antenna; accurate radiation model; antenna beam characteristics; beam synthesis; broadened main beam; experimental results; linearly polarized radial line slot array antennas; performance; Directive antennas; Feeds; Linear antenna arrays; Optical reflection; Polarization; Predictive models; Receiving antennas; Reflector antennas; Slot antennas; TV;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2000. IEEE

Conference_Location

Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6369-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2000.873719

Filename

873719