A double-edge-diffraction Gaussian-series method for efficient physical optics analysis of dual-shaped-reflector antennas

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 53, Issue 8 II, 2005, Pages 2597-2610

  Hay, Stuart G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gaussian beams; Geometrical theory of diffraction; Multibeam antennas; Physical optics; Reflector antennas

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA RADIATION; DIFFRACTION; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHYSICAL OPTICS;

GAUSSIAN BEAMS; GAUSSIAN-SERIES METHOD; GEOMETRICAL THEORY OF DIFFRACTION; MULTIBEAM ANTENNAS;

ANTENNA REFLECTORS;

EID: 27644477551     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2005.851855     Document Type: Article

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