Subreflector shaping for antenna distortion compensation: An efficient Fourier-Jacobi expansion with GO/PO analysis

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1676-1687

  Hoferer, Robert A ^a   Rahmat Samii, Yahya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Reflector antennas; Shape control; Surface distortion

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); FREQUENCIES; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; INTERFEROMETRY; ITERATIVE METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PHYSICAL OPTICS; POLYNOMIALS;

ANTENNA DISTORTION COMPENSATION; FOURIER-JACOBI EXPANSION; NEWTON-RAPHSON ITERATIVE TECHNIQUE; RADIO INTERFEROMETRY; SUBREFLECTOR SHAPING; ZERNIKE POLYNOMIALS;

ANTENNA REFLECTORS;

EID: 0037005282     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2002.807375     Document Type: Article

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