The far field analysis of parallel plate Luneberg Lenses for various feeds

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Author
Birchfield, Robert Boyd.
Date
1973-09Advisor
Adler, R.W.
Second Reader
Knorr, Jeffrey
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This thesis developed expressions for the aperature fields and integral
equations for the far field radiation characteristics of the Parallel
Plate Luneberg Lens Microwave Antenna operating in the TEM or TE _ modes.
These expressions were programmed on a digital computer to predict the
far field radiation patterns for several feed systems. Experimentation
produced far field radiation patterns that were very close to the theoretical
patterns for the TE mode lens and substantially different for
the TEM mode lens.