• DocumentCode
    985489
  • Title

    A line feed for a spherical reflector

  • Author

    Mccormick, G.C.

  • Author_Institution
    National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1967
  • fDate
    9/1/1967 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    639
  • Lastpage
    645
  • Abstract
    A line feed for a spherical reflector is considered on the basis of a plane-wave spectrum of radiation angles. It is shown that a feed excited by circumferential slots results in a gain deterioration of at least 3 dB. The correct excitation of the feed is indicated. Expressions for field components in the focal region are obtained.
  • Keywords
    Reflector antenna feeds; Reflector antennas, spherical; Spherical reflector antennas; Antenna theory; Antennas and propagation; Current distribution; Feeds; Geometrical optics; Integral equations; Optical polarization; RNA; Spirals; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.1967.1139014
  • Filename
    1139014