New main reflector, subreflector and dual chamber concepts for compact range applications

Keywords

Optics, Diffraction, Parabola, Ellipse, Geometrical optics

References

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• Curvature of blended rolled edge reflectors at the shadow boundary contourSteven W. Ellingson — 1988
• A method to design blended rolled edges for compact range reflectorsI.J. Gupta, K.P. Ericksen, W. D. Burnside — 1989
• NASA's Experimental Test Range ETR (radar)M. C. Gilreath, Roland Lawrence — 1991
• Analysis of blended rolled edge reflectors using numerical UTDSteven W. Ellingson, I.J. Gupta, W. D. Burnside — 1990
• Radar Cross-Section Measurements and Simulation of a Tethered Satellite The Small Expendable Deployer System End-Mass PayloadRobin L. Cravey, Dion T. Fralick, Erik Vedeler — 1995
• A MODIFIED CONSTRUCTION METHOD OF BLENDED ROLLED EDGE AND ITS APPLICATIONYongquan Jiang, Hongcheng Yin, Chongjiang Mo — 2022
• Validation of Blended Rolled Edge Reflector Characteristics for Compact Test RangesRostyslav Dubrovka, Clive Parini, Stuart Gregson — 2023
• Probe-Based Antenna Measurements at Sub-THz FrequenciesZhao-Hong Tu, Pin-Feng Chen, S. T. Ho — 2023
• Distortion of Compact Antenna Test Range Characteristics Caused by Realistic Design of Blended Rolled Edge ReflectorsRostyslav Dubrovka, Clive Parini, Stuart Gregson — 2024
• Geometrical optics design of a compact range Gregorian subreflector system by the principle of the central rayG. Clerici, W. Burnside — 1989
• NASA's EXPERIMENTAL TESTR. Lawrence — 2004

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• Asymptotic methods for the prediction of dual-reflector-antenna efficiencyB. Claydon, G.L. James — 1975
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• Reflector antenna radiation pattern analysis by equivalent edge currentsGeoff James, V. Kerdemelidis — 1973