• DocumentCode
    957995
  • Title

    Antenna designer´s notebook-approximate location of scan-blindness angle in printed phased arrays

  • Author

    Patel, P.D.

  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    10/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    53
  • Lastpage
    54
  • Abstract
    An approximate equation for the computation of scan blindness in the E-plane of a printed phased array is given. The scan blindness occurs before the onset of the grating lobe, requiring the recalculation of the element spacing to keep the scan blindness out of the required scanned area. As an example, the case of an infinite array of printed radiators designed for a maximum scan angle of 30° in the E-plane and a maximum scan angle of 45° in the H-plane is considered
  • Keywords
    antenna phased arrays; antenna theory; microstrip antennas; microwave antenna arrays; E-plane; H-plane; approximate equation; element spacing; grating lobe; infinite array; printed phased arrays; printed radiators; scan-blindness angle; Antenna arrays; Blindness; Dielectric materials; Electromagnetic interference; Equations; Gratings; Phased arrays; Propagation constant; Reflection; Surface waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1045-9243
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/74.163814
  • Filename
    163814