Reflector antenna distortion compensation using sub-refl ectarrays: Simulations and experimental demonstration

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 235-246

  Rajagopalan, Harish ^a   Xu, Shenheng ^a   Rahmat Samii, Yahya ^a  

^a Engineering IV   (United States)

Author keywords

Back projection; compensation; defocusing; distortion; dual reflector antennas; refl ector antennas; sub refl ectarray

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA SYSTEM; BACK PROJECTION; COMPENSATING TECHNIQUES; COMPENSATION TECHNIQUES; DEFOCUSING; DISTORTION COMPENSATION; DUAL REFLECTOR ANTENNAS; EXTENSIVE SIMULATIONS; KU BAND; METALLIC RINGS; PERFORMANCE DETERIORATION; PHASE EXCITATIONS; REFLECTOR ANTENNAS; SUB-REFL ECTARRAY;

COMPENSATION (PERSONNEL); DEGRADATION; DISTORTION (WAVES); HOLOGRAPHY; RECEIVING ANTENNAS;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 84866123719     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2012.6293997     Document Type: Article

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