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Millimeter-wave integrated-horn antennas. I - Theory. II - ExperimentFull-wave analysis is employed to determine the far-field pattern and input impedance of a dipole-fed horn antenna in a ground plane, and the theoretical results are compared with mm-wave and microwave data. The theoretical work exploits the Green's function corresponding to the horn structure and the method of moments. It is determined that the horn should have 70 sections/wavelength and 50 secondary modes for optimized accuracy, and certain dipole positions can reduce the resonance to zero. The experimentally derived impedance and radiation patterns agree with the constraints developed theoretically. The 70-degree flare-angle horn with selected dipole positions and horn apertures yields good radiation patterns, cross-polarization levels, and resonant dipole impedances. The conclusions are of interest to the development of the horn antennas etched in Si/GaAs for applications to zero-visibility tracking, radio astronomy, plasma diagnostics, and remote sensing.
Document ID
19920041295
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Eleftheriades, George V.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Ali-Ahmad, Walid Y.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Katehi, Linda P. B.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Rebeiz, Gabriel M.
(NASA Center for Space Terahertz Technology; Michigan, University Ann Arbor, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
Volume: 39
ISSN: 0018-926X
Subject Category
Communications And Radar
Accession Number
92A23919
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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