GTD analysis of the near-field patterns of conical and corrugated conical horns
TL;DR: In this paper, a novel technique for the analysis of the principal plane near-field patterns of conical and corrugated conical horns excited in the dominant mode based on the uniform geometrical theory of diffraction (UGTD) is presented.
Abstract: A novel technique for the analysis of the principal plane near-field patterns of conical and corrugated conical horns excited in the dominant mode based on the uniform geometrical theory of diffraction (UGTD) [1], [2] is presented. Numerical computations of the near-field amplitude patterns of a few typical conical and corrugated conical horns based on the GTD technique detailed here correlate well with the measured patterns, justifying the validity of the analysis presented.
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TL;DR: In this article, the phase center of the wide-band scalar horn used in prime-focus and dual-reflector antennas has been calculated numerically and the results are discussed.
Abstract: A method of determing the optimum phase center location of antenna feeds employed in reflector systems is described. The phase center of the wide-band scalar horn used in prime-focus and dual-reflector antennas has been calculated numerically and the results are discussed.
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TL;DR: A geometrical theory of diffraction analysis of the principal plane far-field radiation patterns of a hyperboloidal subreflector with a conical flange attachment (HWF) fed by a primary feed located at its focus is presented in this article.
Abstract: A geometrical theory of diffraction (GTD) analysis of the principal plane far-field radiation patterns of a hyperboloidal subreflector with a conical flange attachment (HWF) fed by a primary feed located at its focus is presented. While using the uniform geometrical theory of diffraction (UGTD) for evaluating the nonaxial fields, the method of equivalent currents is used in the axial region. In this paper, both the diffraction by the wedge formed between the hyperboloid and the conical flange and the diffraction by the edge of the flange are considered. While considering the diffraction by the edge due to the diffracted ray from the wedge in the H -plane, the slope diffraction technique has been used. The computed diffracted farfields of a typical HWF illuminated by a high performance primary feed shows good agreement with the available measured data and with the results based on the method of physical optics (PO). The sharp cutoff and the low spillover characteristics of the HWF are highlighted by comparing its radiation pattern with that of a hyperboloid without a flange. Further, the effects of the different parameters of the HWF on its radiation pattern are also studied and plotted, so that these results can be utilized in the design of the HWF for a specific requirement.
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TL;DR: A generalized method for analysis of antenna near field is presented which relies on both additivity of radiation field of discrete antenna elements and sampling method of an aperture field, and it can be widely used in EMC prediction.
Abstract: A generalized method for analysis of antenna near field is presented which relies on both additivity of radiation field of discrete antenna elements and sampling method of an aperture field. It has advantages of implementing easily and saving the computing time and storage. Some results are compared with published data, and the agreement is good. It can be widely used in EMC prediction.
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TL;DR: An error in the geometrical theory of diffraction (GTD) near-field analysis of a conical horn published earlier is pointed out in this paper, and the correct expression for the near field patterns for the conical Horn is presented.
Abstract: An error in the geometrical theory of diffraction (GTD) near-field analysis of a conical horn published earlier is pointed out. This error is corrected, and the correct expression for the near-field patterns for the conical horn is presented. Computations based on the corrected formulas correlate better with results based on measurement as well as aperture integration technique [4].
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TL;DR: In this article, a compact dyadic diffraction coefficient for electromagnetic waves obliquely incident on a curved edse formed by perfectly conducting curved plane surfaces is obtained, which is based on Keller's method of the canonical problem, which in this case is the perfectly conducting wedge illuminated by cylindrical, conical, and spherical waves.
Abstract: A compact dyadic diffraction coefficient for electromagnetic waves obliquely incident on a curved edse formed by perfectly conducting curved ot plane surfaces is obtained. This diffraction coefficient remains valid in the transition regions adjacent to shadow and reflection boundaries, where the diffraction coefficients of Keller's original theory fail. Our method is based on Keller's method of the canonical problem, which in this case is the perfectly conducting wedge illuminated by plane, cylindrical, conical, and spherical waves. When the proper ray-fixed coordinate system is introduced, the dyadic diffraction coefficient for the wedge is found to be the sum of only two dyads, and it is shown that this is also true for the dyadic diffraction coefficients of higher order edges. One dyad contains the acoustic soft diffraction coefficient; the other dyad contains the acoustic hard diffraction coefficient. The expressions for the acoustic wedge diffraction coefficients contain Fresenel integrals, which ensure that the total field is continuous at shadow and reflection boundaries. The diffraction coefficients have the same form for the different types of edge illumination; only the arguments of the Fresnel integrals are different. Since diffraction is a local phenomenon, and locally the curved edge structure is wedge shaped, this result is readily extended to the curved wedge. It is interesting that even though the polarizations and the wavefront curvatures of the incident, reflected, and diffracted waves are markedly different, the total field calculated from this high-frequency solution for the curved wedge is continuous at shadow and reflection boundaries.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used the geometrical theory of diffraction to obtain the backscattered field for plane-wave incidence on a target with particular emphasis on those regions that are usually avoided, namely, the caustic region and its immediate vicinity.
Abstract: The fields diffracted by a body made up of finite axially symmetric cone frustums are obtained using the concepts of the geometrical theory of diffraction. The backscattered field for plane-wave incidence on such a target is obtained with particular emphasis on those regions that are usually avoided, namely, the caustic region and its immediate vicinity. The method makes use of equivalent electric and magnetic current sources which are incorporated in the geometrical theory of diffraction. This solution is such that it is readily incorporated in a general computer program, rather than requiring that a new program be written for each shape. Several results, such as the cone, the cylinder and the conically capped cylinder, are given. In addition, the method is readily applied to antenna problems. An example which is reported consists of the radiation by a stub over a circular ground plane. This present theory yields quite good agreement with experimental results reported by Lopez, whereas the original theory given by Lopez is in error by as much as 10 dB.
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TL;DR: In this article, a simpler solution for spherical hybrid modes in corrugated conical horns has been shown to have a deviation from the rigorous solution of less than 0.7 dB for the case considered by Clarricoats.
Abstract: A simpler solution for spherical hybrid modes in corrugated conical horns has been shown to have a deviation from the rigorous solution of less than 0.7 dB for the case considered by Clarricoats. Expressions for the radiation pattern and gain of such a horn with small flare angle have been obtained under balanced hybrid conditions.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used a knowledge of the aperture fields to predict the pattern using aperture integration and diffraction theory, and verified the assumptions made concerning the aperture field were verified by probing the internal fields and aperture fields of an X band corrugated horn.
Abstract: The corrugated horn has been established as an antenna with low sidelobes and backlobes, rotationally symmetric patterns (for square pyramidal and conical horn shapes), and broad-band performance [1]-[9]. These properties make this horn useful for many applications. Previous studies have used conventional aperture integration techniques to evaluate the patterns of the corrugated horn. In general, the near axis E -plane radiation pattern of a pyramidal corrugated horn may be adequately predicted from standard analysis established for the H -plane patterns of conventional horn geometries [3]. This method, however, fails to predict the far-out sidelobe and backlobe radiation levels. The work presented here uses a knowledge of the aperture fields to predict the pattern using aperture integration and diffraction theory. The assumptions made concerning the aperture fields were verified by probing the internal fields and aperture fields of an X band corrugated horn. The results of this field probing are contained in the Appendix. The method of solution used in this paper parallels that used in previous publications [10]-[12]. Specifically, the pattern in the main beam region is computed using conventional aperture integration procedures, the contribution of the H -plane edges is found using a slope diffraction analysis, and the contribution of the E -plane edges is found by use of duality.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the diffraction of an arbitrary cylindrical wave due to a line source and incident on a half-plane is treated by the uniform asymptotic theory of edge diffraction.
Abstract: The diffraction of an arbitrary cylindrical wave due to a line source and incident on a half-plane is treated by the uniform asymptotic theory of edge diffraction. For large wavenumber k , an asymptotic solution for the total field up to and including terms of order k^{-3/2} relative to the incident field is derived. This solution is uniformly valid for all observation points, including points near the edge and the shadow boundaries. In particualr, two special cases are considered: A) the line source is located on the half-plane, and radiates an E -polarized wave and B) the line source is located in the aperture complementary to the half-plane and radiates an H -polarized wave. A companion paper will show that our asymptotic solution for Case A) is in complete agreement with the asymptotic expansion of the exact solution. For the same diffraction problem, asymptotic solutions obtained by the method of slope diffraction coefficients and the method of equivalent currents are also discussed. It is found that the latter solutions agree with the exact one only when i) the observation point is away from the edge and the shadow boundaries, and/or ii) the terms of order k^{-3/2} in the field solution are ignored.
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