Low sidelobe taper design for uniform linear arrays using the iterative Fourier technique
SIDELOBESYNTHESIS computes for a linear array antenna with uniform element spacing an amplitude taper that matches the user defined sidelobe level (SLL) requirement.
The program applies the iterative Fourier technique (IFT) to compute the array factor (AF) satisfying the SLL requirements.
The synthesized AF is displayed as a function of the direction cosine
u = sin(theta) where theta is the angular coordinate measured between the far-field direction and the array normal.
The IFT synthesis takes standard one element constraint into consideration and that is the ratio of the maximum and mimimum amplitude A of the array illumination defined as Amax/Amin.
Another element constraint (optional) is the the occurence of defective (= non-radiating) elements. The implemented IFT approach has the ability to perform pattern recovery that restores the original low sidelobe performance as close as possible in case of element failures.
Pattern recovery can be activated by uncommenting Line 154 followed by a new run of the program.
More information about the IFT method can be found in the following two
papers:
W.P.M.N. Keizer, "Fast low sidelobe synthesis for large planar array antennas antennas utilizing successive fast Fourier transforms of the array factor," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propagat., vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 715-722, March 2007.
W.P.M.N. Keizer, "Element failure correction for a large monopulse phased array antenna with active amplitude weighting," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propagat., vol. 55, no. 8, pp. 2211-2218, August 2007.