Array pattern multiplication – phased array antenna

Articles in this series Phased array antenna — an introduction Electronic scanning arrays Grating lobes in electronic scanning Array pattern multiplication (this article) Introduction So far the radiators were mathematical points. Real dipoles and patches have their own angular patterns. If the elements are identical and oriented the same way, the total far-field pattern factors … Read more

Phased Array Antenna – an introduction

Articles in this series Phased array antenna — an introduction (this article) Electronic scanning arrays Grating lobes in electronic scanning Array pattern multiplication Introduction Suppose you need a radar beam that jumps from one track to another in a few microseconds, or a base-station panel that must serve users across a sector without swinging a … Read more