Breakthroughs in Low-Profile Leaky-Wave HPM Antennas

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Abstract:

This report describes progress during the 11th quarter of this program and highlights the current status of the research. Some of the more notable activities this period included 1 more development, analyses, and initial recommendedsuggested designs for the AAWSEA, 2 identification, design, and analyses of a novel leaky-wave high-gain HPM-capable antenna that can be directly-connected, without requiring mode-conversion, to any cylindrical-type HPM-source having a TM01-circular mode output, and 3 demonstrating via 3D models a method to incorporate HPM-capable leaky-waveguides into an extended but still fairly-compact package, in which the inherent frequency-based beam-scanning is effectively compensated, yielding a significantly broader-bandwidth antenna with a fixed-beam direction.

Author(s):
Koslover, Robert A. ; Jalali, Sammuel M.
Author Organization(s):
SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INC CYPRESS CA CYPRESS United States
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report,20 Mar 2016,21 Jun 2016
Pagination:
0021

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release;

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Collection: TR
Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1.2.6_Concepts; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management
Modernization Areas:
Directed Energy
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
antenna configurations, Directed Energy Weapons, microwave beams, peak power, conformal antennas, waveguides
Field(s)/Group(s):
Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Radiofrequency Wave Propagation
Keyword(s):
LWA(Leaky wave Antenna), HPM(High Power Microwaves) antennas, AAWSEA antenna configurations, low profile geometries, leaky wave high gain HPM capable antennas
Report Date:
2016 Jun 21
Creation Date:
2018 Jan 18