Title :
Fields in the focal region of a spherical reflector
Author :
Thomas, B. ; Bao, Vo Nguyen Quoc
Author_Institution :
C.S.I.R.O., Epping, N.S.W., Australia
fDate :
3/1/1969 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An earlier analysis of the field structure and energy flow near the axis of any circularly symmetric focusing reflector is applied to the case of a spherical reflector. From the results an estimate is made of the attainable efficiency of corrugated-waveguide aperture-type feeds.
Keywords :
Reflector antennas, spherical; Spherical reflector antennas; Apertures; Costs; Equations; Feeds; Focusing; Geometrical optics; Helium; Optical diffraction; Optical scattering; Polarization;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1969.1139386
