Parabolic reflector

About: Parabolic reflector is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 3375 publications have been published within this topic receiving 30735 citations. The topic is also known as: paraboloid reflector & paraboloidal reflector.

Metallized mesh fabric panel construction for RF reflector

Abstract: A metallized mesh fabric construction for use as the individual reflector panels of a radio frequency (RF) deployable parabolic reflector of the type which includes a plurality of panel supporting rib members which, upon deployment, unfurl in a spiral manner from a central hub to form the parabolic reflector surface. The mesh fabric includes silver coated nylon strands and stretch resistant plastic or synthetic strands interwoven in a "Marquisette" or "Leno" style weave. The stretch resistant strands of the mesh fabric are oriented along the chordal direction (i.e., transverse to the radial direction of the unfurlable ribs) in order to withstand the tension placed on the mesh fabric during deployment of the reflector and hence maintain the shape and accuracy of the reflector surface and resist creep. The weave has openings sized sufficiently large to minimize the effects of wind load yet sufficiently small to provide good reflective performance of radio frequencies up to and including X-Band frequencies.

High intensity security flashlight with duffusing parabolic reflector

Abstract: Although small enough to fit in a purse, this flashlight operates on six volts using a full-size flashlight bulb and casts a bright and quite-uniform beam of light, primarily for brief uses at relatively short range. The uniformity of the beam is obtained by a novel optical system, that includes an unsilvered, preferably generally parabolic reflector and a beam-narrowing lens. The combination of compactness and brightness is obtained by novel arrangement of the bulb and four penlight cells within the battery case, enhanced by the geometry of the reflector and lens.

Optical cavity for a gas sensor

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical cavity for a Ngas sensor and particularly, to on- Dispersive InfraRed gas sensor. The optical cavity according to the present invention comprises two oppositely arranged parabolic mirrors having common focus located on the common optical axis of the parabolic mirrors; and a plane mirror arranged along the optical axis between the vertex of each of the parabolic mirrors.

Synthesis and Analysis of Low Profile, Metal-Only Stepped Parabolic Reflector Antenna

Abstract: This paper describes an intuitive approach for synthesizing metal-only, low-profile, high-gain stepped reflector antennas that can aid emerging technologies in the areas of communications and remote sensing. The required reflector aperture is synthesized using a family of confocal parabolic sections, each of which scatters in phase to provide a focused beam in the far field. The parabolic sections provide a distinct advantage over the conventional Fresnel zone plate (FZP) antenna, since the radiation is inherently unidirectional. Furthermore, the metal-only structure avoids the need for dielectric characterization, which is essential for reflectarrays. Using this technique, it is possible to achieve depths of the order of one wavelength while ensuring high efficiencies. Starting from a symmetric stepped reflector synthesis, two distinct approaches to synthesize offset stepped reflectors are explored in this paper. We highlight several interesting tradeoffs between electromagnetic performance and mechanical complexity that arise for each of these approaches. A thorough analysis of the frequency performance of stepped parabolic reflectors is also presented. Comprehensive simulations using both physical optics and multilevel fast multipole method validate our theoretical predictions. The formulations presented in this paper are especially relevant at mmWave frequencies and beyond, which has attracted significant interest for modern technologies.

Double reflection cathodoluminescence detector with extremely high discrimination against backscattered electrons

Abstract: A parabolic reflector and an inclined planar light reflector in a cathodoluminescence detector are integrated with a set of photo-sensitive solid-state detector cells mounted in quadrature on a supporting plate, and supported by an electron microscope vacuum chamber specimen stage adaptor unit. Designed for CL emission operation in an electron microscope, the parabolic light reflector, the inclined planar light reflector and the photo-sensitive, solid-state detector cells are optically aligned and mechanically combined through the supporting plate of the detector cells. A readily exchangeable unit is thus obtained. The unit is further supported by the specimen stage adaptor unit so as to obtain a mechanical unit which can easily be mounted in and removed from any standard electron microscope vacuum chamber stage as a single integrated unit.