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Electronic Scanned Array Design

The scope of this book is a class of antennas termed electronic scanned arrays (ESAs). The discussion focuses on antenna hardware, specifically radar antennas, although communications and receive antennas are broadly similar. The book has 18 chapters and is divided into 4 parts. The first deals with...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Williams, John S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Stevenage The Institution of Engineering and Technology 2020
Series:Radar, Sonar & Navigation
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Antenna principles
  • Synthetic arrays
  • Antenna figures of merit
  • Mutual coupling effects
  • Errors and tolerances
  • Grating lobes
  • Thinned arrays
  • Beamwidth and sidelobes
  • Beam shaping and spoiling
  • Reflector applications
  • Design practice
  • Radiating elements
  • T/R modules
  • Assembly, packaging, power, and thermal management
  • Technology base and cost
  • ESAs in space
  • ESA and reflector comparison
  • Appendices.