COMPARISON OF REFLECTIVE PROPERTIES OF CORNER REFLECTOR CLUSTERS AND LUNEBURG LENS REFLECTORS

Abstract

The reflective properties of rectangular corner reflector clusters and Luneburg lens reflectors are analyzed, and the relative effectiveness and efficiency of these reflectors in producing large radar cross sections over a wide range of aspect angles is compared. The Luneburg lens reflector is found to be very effective and efficient, but is expensive, heavy, and difficult to repair. In contrast, the rectangular corner reflector cluster is inexpensive, repairable, and can be made lightweight, but is not an efficient reflector when used over wide ranges of aspect angles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0640577

Entities

People

  • F. S. Holt

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Arm Bones
  • Aspect Angle
  • Contrast
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Corner Reflectors
  • Efficiency
  • Mechanical Jamming
  • Plane Waves
  • Radar Cross Sections
  • Radiation
  • Reflectors
  • Security
  • United States
  • Weight
  • X Band

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Nanofabrication and Microfabrication.