Abstract
Recent results are reported that improve the prompt radiated response from reflector and lens impulse radiating antennas (IRAs) by improved control of the aperture fields of the TEM mode distribution. Both reflector and lens IRAs benefit from trimming the aperture to eliminate portions where the vertical component of the electric field is oriented in the wrong direction. Reflector IRAs can further benefit from reorientation of the TEM feed arm angles as well as the relative size of the feed arms to the maximum aperture radius. Significant improvements over 45° feed arms can be realized by making 200Ω reflector IRAs with feed arms at 30° from the vertical with the circle of symmetry slightly inside the aperture outer boundary and small amounts of aperture trimming.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 19-29 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
Volume | 4371 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 15 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Aperture antenna design
- Impulse radiating antennas
- UWB antennas
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering