Parametric design and analysis of multiple-beam reflector antennas for satellite communications

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 26-34

  Rao, Sudhakar K ^a  

^a BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenna radiation patterns; Aperture antennas; Multibeam antennas; Multireflector antennas; Offset reflector antennas; Reflector antennas; Satellite antennas; Satellite communication

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA LOBES; DESIGN; HORN ANTENNAS; PARABOLIC ANTENNAS; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL OPTICS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CO-POLAR ISOLATION PERFORMANCE; END-OF-COVERAGE DIRECTIVITY; MULTI-BEAM REFLECTOR ANTENNAS; PARABOLIC-REFLECTOR ANTENNAS;

ANTENNA REFLECTORS;

EID: 0242468311     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2003.1241308     Document Type: Article

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