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Title: Phase Centers of Subapertures in a Tapered Aperture Array.

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1331531· OSTI ID:1331531
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  1. Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Antenna apertures that are tapered for sidelobe control can also be parsed into subapertures for Direction of Arrival (DOA) measurements. However, the aperture tapering complicates phase center location for the subapertures, knowledge of which is critical for proper DOA calculation. In addition, tapering affects subaperture gains, making gain dependent on subaperture position. Techniques are presented to calculate subaperture phase center locations, and algorithms are given for equalizing subapertures’ gains. Sidelobe characteristics and mitigation are also discussed.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
1331531
Report Number(s):
SAND-2015-9566; 607588
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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