Moebius R-2R Lens,

Abstract

A novel multibeam antenna concept is described. This antenna concept is a generalization of the R-2R lens to permit a full circle of simultaneous beams from a circular or cylindrical antenna array. The angular doubling which characterizes the R-2R geometry, and which ordinarily restricts its applicability to a limited angular sector, is accommodated through the mapping of a full circle of array elements onto two full circuits of the lens structure. In this mapping, the perfect phase focusing of the R-2R geometry is maintained. Recent progress on practical design problems is presented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADP003511

Entities

People

  • R. E. Clapp

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

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  • Antenna Arrays
  • Antennas
  • Arrays
  • Cylindrical Antennas
  • Geometry
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  • Physics

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