Shape of beam determined by type of feed. Theory and experiments show same paraboloidal antenna reflector used to radiate pencil beam or fan beam, depending on configuration of feed. Although pencil-shaped beam desirable in many applications, fan-shaped beam preferred in some scanning-radar and mapping-radar systems. Experiment performed with paraboloidal reflector having focal length of 48 in. (1.22 m) and diameter of 3.65 m. Shows fan beams generated in this way and not seriously distorted by feed offsets tested. Also shows because reflector in near field of feed, fan beam not necessarily focused by placing feed at focal plane.
Paraboloidal Antenna Radiates Fan Or Pencil Beams
NASA Tech Briefs ; 13 , 9
1989-09-01
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