2008-05-28
Directivity Optimization in Planar Sub-Arrayed Monopulse Antenna
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 4, 1-7, 2008
Abstract
In this paper, the Contiguous Partition Method (CPM) is applied to the optimization of the directivity of difference patterns in monopulse planar array antennas. Since the excitations providing maximum directivity of planar arrays can be analytically computed and because of the excitation matching nature of the CPM, the problem at hand is recast as the synthesis of the difference compromise solution close as much as possible to the reference pattern with maximum directivity. Selected results are shown to point out the potentialities of the CPM-based approach.
Citation
Paolo Rocca, Luca Manica, and Andrea Massa, "Directivity Optimization in Planar Sub-Arrayed Monopulse Antenna," Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 4, 1-7, 2008.
doi:10.2528/PIERL08042601
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