Title | Systematic Approach to Inhomogeneous Linear Arrays |
Publication Type | Conference Paper |
Year of Publication | 2016 |
Authors | Narbudowicz, A, Heberling, D, Ammann, MJ |
Conference Name | IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Symposium |
Conference Start Date | 26/06/2016 |
Conference Location | Fajardo, Puerto Rico |
Abstract | The paper investigates a new approach to analysis and design of inhomogeneous linear antenna arrays. The approach relies on omnidirectional antennas, which exhibit linear phase variation of the radiation pattern in the far-field. By appropriately combining different phase variations with a spacing between antennas, one can obtain a performance not achievable with standard linear arrays. Most notably, the approach allows to decrease size of the aperture required for a given beamwidth. The radiation pattern can be easily calculated by a simple equation (if coupling is neglected). |
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