Computer Programs for Mutual Coupling in a Finite Planar Rectangular Waveguide Antenna Array.

Abstract

A computer program is given to implement the equations derived in Technical Report TR-78-7, Mutual Coupling in a Finite Planar Rectangular Waveguide Antenna Array. The aperture dimensions can be less than or equal to the feeding waveguide dimensions. Three specific uniformly spaced array lattices are considered - linear, rectangular, and isosceles triangular. For the linear and rectangular lattice cases, the Toeplitz symmetry property of the admittance matrix is utilized to save storage space and computation time. The program consists of a main program and several subroutines which calculate both the half-space admittance and scattering matrices. The computer program is described and listed, along with sample input-output data. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA057964

Entities

People

  • John Luzwick
  • Roger F. Harrington

Organizations

  • Syracuse University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Antenna Arrays
  • Antennas
  • Arrays
  • Coefficients
  • Computations
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Elimination
  • Equations
  • Gaussian Quadrature
  • Inversion
  • Military Research
  • Numerical Integration
  • Scattering
  • Waveguides

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.

Technology Areas

  • Space