Experimental investigation of a low-cost, high performance focal-plane horn array

Jamie Leech; Boon Kok Tan; Ghassan Yassin; Phichet Kittara; Sujint Wangsuya

doi:10.1109/TTHZ.2011.2177701

Experimental investigation of a low-cost, high performance focal-plane horn array

Jamie Leech
, Boon Kok Tan
, Ghassan Yassin
, Phichet Kittara
, Sujint Wangsuya

Department of Physics

Oxford University Clinical Academic Graduate School

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Abstract

In previous work, we have described novel smooth-walled multiple flare-angle horns designed using a genetic algorithm. A key feature of these horns is that they can be manufactured very rapidly and cheaply in large numbers, by repeated direct drilling into a single plate of aluminum using a shaped machine tool. The rapid manufacturing technique will enable the construction of very low cost focal-plane arrays, offering an alternative to conventional electroformed corrugated horn arrays.

Original language	English
Article number	6097084
Pages (from-to)	61-70
Number of pages	10
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology
Volume	2
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TTHZ.2011.2177701
Publication status	Published - Jan 2012

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Keywords

Antenna radiation patterns
genetic algorithms
horn antennas
radio astronomy

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