• DocumentCode
    938047
  • Title

    Dual-offset antennas with a spherical main reflector for small earth stations

  • Author

    Bergmann, J.R. ; Costa, J. C A W da

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Telecommun. Studies, Catholic Univ. of Rio de Janeira, Brazil
  • Volume
    41
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    3/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    355
  • Lastpage
    356
  • Abstract
    The design of dual-reflector antennas with a spherical main reflector for small earth stations is considered. An analysis of the field polarization throughout the system shows that it is possible to adjust the reflectors to obtain very low cross-polarization. The use of an elliptical main reflector projection is explored in order to enhance efficiency and lower side-lobe levels
  • Keywords
    antenna radiation patterns; reflector antennas; satellite ground stations; dual offset antenna; dual-reflector antennas; elliptical main reflector projection; field polarization; side-lobe levels; small earth stations; spherical main reflector; very low cross-polarization; Antennas and propagation; Apertures; Costs; Feeds; Geometrical optics; Geometry; Large-scale systems; Polarization; Reflector antennas; Satellite ground stations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/8.233125
  • Filename
    233125