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Suppression of surface waves on arrays of finite extent

Pryor, Jonothan B.

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2000, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering.

A finite passive periodic antenna array, or Frequency Selective Surface, exhibits a phenomenon that an infinite passive array, or FSS, does not. Namely, surface waves which propagate along the periodic array structure may be induced in the array at frequencies below the resonant frequency of the array. These surface waves may radiate energy when they reach the ends or other discontinuities in the finite array and may therefore increase the Radar Cross Section of the array.

Surface waves on arrays that are periodic and infinite in one dimension will be studied. A number of array geometries will be investigated, including planar, corner, multilayer, curved, and cylindrical arrays. Several techniques to reduce the backscat-tered field from these surface waves will be studied. These techniques include resis¬tive loading along the entire array, resistive loading at the points of discontinuity, and special shaping of the array to shed the surface wave energy. Numerous calculated examples will be presented, and several examples of measured results will be given to verify the calculated results.

Benedikt Munk (Advisor)
Ronald Marhefka (Committee Member)
138 p.

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  • Pryor, J. B. (2000). Suppression of surface waves on arrays of finite extent [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1234531565

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Pryor, Jonothan. Suppression of surface waves on arrays of finite extent. 2000. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1234531565.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Pryor, Jonothan. "Suppression of surface waves on arrays of finite extent." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2000. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1234531565

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)