Removal of beam squinting effects in a circularly polarized offset parabolic reflector antenna using a matched feed

Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages 105-114

  Sharma, S B ^a   Pujara, D A ^b   Chakrabarty, S B ^a   Singh, V K ^a  

^a Indian Space Research Organization Space Application Centre   (India)

^b NIRMA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA FEEDERS; ANTENNA REFLECTORS; CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); HORN ANTENNAS; REFLECTION;

CIRCULARLY POLARIZED; CONICAL HORNS; FEED HORNS; PARABOLIC REFLECTOR; PRIMARY FEEDS; RADIATION CHARACTERISTICS; SECONDARY RADIATIONS; TRI MODES;

PARABOLIC ANTENNAS;

EID: 78651573294     PISSN: 19376480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIERL08122402     Document Type: Article

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