Gaussian Mode Analysis of Cassegrain Antenna Efficiency

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 1987, Pages 1093-1103

  Padman, Rachael ^a   Murphy, J Anthony ^a   Hills, Richard E ^a  

^a CAVENDISH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS - FEED SYSTEMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS - DIFFRACTION;

CASSEGRAIN ANTENNA; FREQUENCY-INDEPENDENT FIELDS; GAUSSIAN MODE ANALYSIS; LONG FOCAL-LENGTH SYSTEMS; MULTIMODE GAUSSIAN OPTICS;

ANTENNAS, HORN;

EID: 0023439160     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: 15582221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.1987.1143983     Document Type: Article

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