TY - GEN
T1 - Improved gain and loss factor formulas for a conical horn
AU - Aboserwal, Nafati A.
AU - Balanis, Constantine
AU - Birtcher, Craig R.
PY - 2013/12/1
Y1 - 2013/12/1
N2 - The gain and loss factor of the conical horn are revisited based on the spherical and quadratic aperture phase distributions. The gains are compared with the classical data by Gray and Schelkunoff which appeared in the paper by King, in an attempt to confirm their validity and accuracy and to determine whether they were derived based on spherical or quadratic phase distribution. In addition, more accurate loss factors, to account for amplitude and phase tapering over the conical horn aperture, are derived which improve the prediction of the conical horn gain. New formulas for the design of optimum gain conical horns, based on the more accurate spherical aperture phase distribution, are derived and reported, and guidelines are provided for their utility.
AB - The gain and loss factor of the conical horn are revisited based on the spherical and quadratic aperture phase distributions. The gains are compared with the classical data by Gray and Schelkunoff which appeared in the paper by King, in an attempt to confirm their validity and accuracy and to determine whether they were derived based on spherical or quadratic phase distribution. In addition, more accurate loss factors, to account for amplitude and phase tapering over the conical horn aperture, are derived which improve the prediction of the conical horn gain. New formulas for the design of optimum gain conical horns, based on the more accurate spherical aperture phase distribution, are derived and reported, and guidelines are provided for their utility.
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U2 - 10.1109/APS.2013.6711414
DO - 10.1109/APS.2013.6711414
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84894116896
SN - 9781467353175
T3 - IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest)
SP - 1510
EP - 1511
BT - 2013 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APSURSI 2013 - Proceedings
T2 - 2013 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APSURSI 2013
Y2 - 7 July 2013 through 13 July 2013
ER -