Calibration of cylindrical reflector antennas with linear phased array feeds

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 593-596

  Haupt, Randy L ^a  

^a Haupt Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenna array feeds; Genetic algorithms; Offset reflector antennas; Reflector antenna blockage; Reflector antennas

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ACCESSORIES; ANTENNA FEEDERS; ANTENNA REFLECTORS; CYLINDRICAL ANTENNAS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MIRRORS;

OFFSET REFLECTOR ANTENNAS; REFLECTOR ANTENNA BLOCKAGE; REFLECTOR ANTENNAS;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS;

EID: 40549102471     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2007.915489     Document Type: Article

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