• DocumentCode
    941661
  • Title

    Broadening of primary feed patterns by small E-plane slots

  • Author

    Shafai, L.

  • Author_Institution
    Communications Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1977
  • Firstpage
    102
  • Lastpage
    103
  • Abstract
    It is shown that the radiation patterns of a circular waveguide with a corrugated flange can be broadened by using small E-plane slots. These slots tend to improve the amplitude patterns of the feed, but introduce some phase variations in the axial radiation.
  • Keywords
    antenna feeders; antenna radiation patterns; circular waveguides; reflector antennas; amplitude patterns; axial radiation; circular waveguide; corrugated flange; paraboloidal reflectors; primary feed patterns; radiation patterns; small E-plane slots;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19770071
  • Filename
    4240404