Handbook of reflector antennas and feed systems. Theory and design of reflectors / Volume 1 :

This is the first truly comprehensive and most up-to-date handbook available on modern reflector antennas and feed sources for diversified space and ground applications. There has never been such an all-encompassing reflector handbook in print, and no currently available title offers coverage of suc...

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Other Authors: Sudhakar Rao, B. (Editor), Shafai, Lotfollah (Editor), Sharma, Satish (Editor), Kane, Vicki (Cover designer), Aliamus, Michael (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, Massachusetts : Artech House, 2013.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Handbook of Reflector Antennasand Feed SystemsVolume ITheory and Design of Reflectors; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Reflector Antenna Basics; 1.3 Feed Sources for Reflector Antennas; 1.4 Analysis of Reflector Antennas; 1.5 Advanced Reflector Antenna Configurations; 1.6 Important Fundamental Parameters; 1.7 Organization of the Book; References; Chapter 2 Numerical Techniques for Reflectors; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Reflector Geometry Using a Surface of Revolution; 2.2.1 Rays in a Parabola; 2.3 Geometric Optics; 2.4 Feed Modeling.
  • 2.4.1 Analytical Feed Models2.4.2 Spherical Wave Expansion Feed; 2.4.3 Currents Expansion Feed; 2.5 Reflector Analysis Methods; 2.5.1 Aperture Method; 2.5.2 PO Analysis; 2.5.3 GO/GTD Analysis; 2.5.4 Shooting and Bouncing Analysis; 2.5.5 Moment Method Reflector Analysis; 2.6 Reflector Size Limitation ; 2.7 Struts; 2.7.1 Polygon Struts; 2.7.2 Meta.