Radiation characteristics of array antennas with disturbed aperture coverage
Abstract
A numerical simulation of the effect of disturbances in the ideal aperture coverage of phased array antennas on the radiation geometry is presented. The microwave radiation energy distribution in the near-earth region provides an important criterion for determining the energy threshold value of ionospheric modification and for fixing error tolerances. The simulation method is based on discretizing the aperture so that the geometric form and the energy distribution of the sending antenna can assume arbitrary profiles.
- Publication:
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Kleinheubacher Berichte
- Pub Date:
- 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984KlBer..27..243F
- Keywords:
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- Antenna Arrays;
- Antenna Radiation Patterns;
- Microwave Transmission;
- Phased Arrays;
- Satellite Power Transmission;
- Solar Power Satellites;
- Apertures;
- Ionospheric Propagation;
- Transmission Efficiency;
- Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command and Tracking