Comprehensive analysis and simulation of a 1-18 GHz broadband parabolic reflector horn antenna system

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1418-1422

  Bruns, Christian ^a   Leuchtmann, Pascal ^a   Vahldieck, Rüdiger ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Broadband ridged horn antenna; Method of moments (MoM); Parabolic reflector; Physical optics (PO); Radiation pattern deterioration

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA FEEDERS; ANTENNA RADIATION; BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREQUENCIES;

PARABOLIC REFLECTORS;

HORN ANTENNAS;

EID: 0038044975     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2003.812236     Document Type: Article

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