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A transceiver antenna is a single antenna used for both receiving <strong>and</strong>transmitting radiowaves. In that instance, receive <strong>and</strong> transmit signals aretypically given opposite polarization to reduce interference <strong>and</strong> kept separateby an OMT. On the transmit side, the signal energy from the output <strong>of</strong> the HPAis radiated at the focal point by the feed <strong>and</strong> illuminates the reflector, whichreflects <strong>and</strong> focuses the signal energy into a narrow beam. On the receive side,the signal energy captured by the reflector converges on the focal point <strong>and</strong> isreceived by the feed, which is then routed to the input <strong>of</strong> the LNA.2.7.3 Phased-Array AntennasArray antennas differ physically <strong>and</strong> electronically from horn <strong>and</strong> reflectorantennas, although several horn elements, forming an array, can be used togenerate a shaped beam. The difference results in gain behavior.The shape <strong>of</strong> an array antenna can be circular, hexagonal, or rectangular,or any other geometric configuration desired. Figure 2.17 shows some shapes<strong>of</strong> array antennas.The theory <strong>of</strong> arrays <strong>of</strong> arbitrary elements is classical <strong>and</strong> well developedin many texts, including Schekun<strong>of</strong>f [13] <strong>and</strong> Stratton [14]. By taking thecurrent through the linear array elements to be sinusoidal in time <strong>and</strong>continuous, we can write the far-field (Fraunh<strong>of</strong>er zone) radiation pattern assin p D g ðsin y sin y pÞf ðyÞ ¼p D g ðsin y sin y ð2:48ÞpÞ wherey ¼ look angle <strong>of</strong> the linearly radiating elements.y p ¼ steering angle.D ¼ aperture diameter; that is, the physical length <strong>of</strong> the array.l ¼ wavelength in the direction <strong>of</strong> propagation.FIGURE 2.17octagonal.Typical array antenna shapes: (a) rectangular; (b) circular; (c)Copyright © 2002 by Marcel Dekker, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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