Low-sidelobe multimode horn design for circular coverage based on quadratic programming approach

被引:6
作者
Deguchi, Hiroyuki [1 ]
Tsuji, Mikio [1 ]
Watanabe, Hiroaki [2 ]
机构
[1] Doshisha Univ, Fac Engn, Kyotanabe Shi 6100321, Japan
[2] Isuzu Motors Ltd, Fujisawa Plant, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 2528501, Japan
关键词
horn antennas; antenna gain; radiation patterns; optimization;
D O I
10.1093/ietele/e91-c.1.3
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
To obtain a broad circular-coverage beam with low sidelobe, this paper proposes optimization design based on the quadratic programming approach for circular horns. The desired excitation coefficients of higher-order modes are pre-determined and also evaluated by calculating universal radiation patterns. We show a design example of a multimode horn which has circular-coverage beam with low sidelobe level of about -30 dB. The effectiveness of the designed horn is discussed by evaluating VSWR and radiation characteristics in X-band numerically and experimentally.
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页码:3 / 8
页数:6
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