THE EFFECTS OF DISPERSION IN LINEAR ARRAYS.

Abstract

The effects of waveguide dispersion on the radiation pattern and directivity of series-fed, linear arrays are investigated, and an expression for the directive gain of such arrays is derived. The directivity and radiation patterns for typical arrays are presented for various values of signal bandwidths and waveguide cutoff frequencies. It is shown that the detrimental effects of dispersion on both directivity and beamwidth are substantial when the signal bandwidth is comparable to the nominal bandwidth of the array. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0640752

Entities

People

  • C. B. Sharpe
  • R. B. Crane

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arrays
  • Bandwidth
  • Directives
  • Dispersions
  • Frequency
  • Linear Arrays
  • Michigan
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Waveguides

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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