DESIRABLE ILLUMINATIONS FOR CIRCULAR APERTURE ARRAYS

Abstract

The design of phased-array antennas has progressed to the point where side-lobe control is limited by practical problems of aperture efficiency and element tolerances. So far as the theoretical limits are concerned it is possible to provide a variety of designs meeting any side-lobe specification desired. This being the case, it becomes desirable to examine the requirements for low side lobes more critically. In particular, it is felt that more attention should be given to desirable relations between the average side-lobe level and peak side-lobe level. To provide some insight into the type of pattern control that is possible, numerical calculations have been made for a variety of illuminations having the same aperture efficiency. It is shown that by allowing the peak side lobe to increase slightly, important improvements can be made in the level of the more remote side lobes

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0662658

Entities

People

  • Warren D. White

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Arrays
  • Classification
  • Contracts
  • Diameters
  • Efficiency
  • Illumination
  • Linear Arrays
  • Phased Arrays
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Security
  • Specifications
  • Test And Evaluation

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  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Theoretical Analysis.