Parasitic waveguide element suppresses ground-reflected multipath radiation. Small section of waveguide placed in front of phased-array antenna operating at 850 MHz modifies radiation field by reducing power density parallel to and below ground plane without significantly affecting primary radiation at angles greater than 20 degrees above horizontal. Acts as parasitic radiator that shifts phase of portion of wavefront by approximately 180 degrees, causing partial cancellation in ground plane, thereby reducing radiation intensity in that direction by about 10 dB. Produces corresponding reduction in multipath radiation scattered from ground. Waveguide technique also used to decouple two nearby antennas.
Passive Element Shapes Antenna Radiation Pattern
NASA Tech Briefs ; 10 , 3
1986-05-01
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