Improvement of Edge Brightening by Means of Q Factor Minimization in Circular Antenna Apertures: High Efficient Taylor-like Patterns

Implications and improvements of edge brightening effects led by Q factor minimization restricted to keep the same level of directivity for high efficiency continuous circular aperture distributions are here reported. In this manner, an optimization strategy for a minimum Q value -keeping the same l...

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Published in:IEEE access 2020-01, Vol.8, p.1-1
Main Authors: Salas-Sanchez, Aaron A., Rocca, Paolo, Rodriguez-Gonzalez, J. Antonio, Lopez-Martin, M. Elena, Ares-Pena, Francisco J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Antenna arrays
Antenna design
Antenna radiation patterns
Antennas
Apertures
Brightening
Circular Taylor distributions
Directivity
edge brightening
Efficiency
Minimization
Optimization
optimization techniques
Q factor
Q factors
Sidelobes
super gain ratio
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Summary:Implications and improvements of edge brightening effects led by Q factor minimization restricted to keep the same level of directivity for high efficiency continuous circular aperture distributions are here reported. In this manner, an optimization strategy for a minimum Q value -keeping the same level of efficiency and restricting the maximum sidelobe level (SLL)- is envisaged. As application of the method, a design procedure devoted to reduce the Q factor of the antenna aperture distributions while keeping a high level of efficiency is outlined. Then, these optimal Taylor distributions are used as initial point to develop an optimization strategy. This procedure is devoted to search Taylor-like distributions which offer a good compromise between low Q factor and high efficiency values with potentials for the antenna design scenario, based on a decrease in edge brightening effects led by the minimization of the aforementioned Q ratio.
ISSN:2169-3536
2169-3536
DOI:10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3029402