E-plane radiation pattern analysis of rectangular horn antennas with V-shaped corrugations by UTD-PO formulation

Abstract

A new method for the calculation of the radiation pattern of corrugated E-plane rectangular horn antennas based on a hybrid uniform theory of diffraction-physical optics (UTD-PO) formulation is presented. The method, which allows for the analysis of horns in which V-shaped corrugations have been considered, has been validated with numerical data obtained through the application of both an electric field integral equation (EFIE) solved by the method of moments (MoM) and the finite element method (FEM)-based full-wave electromagnetic analysis software, HFSS. In this sense, the proposed solution is mathematically less complex and computationally more efficient than existing techniques. © 2012. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved.