MONOPULSE SYSTEMS

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Typical monopulse antennas

A parabolic reflector excited symmetrically by a primary source

at the focal point will produce a symmetrical pattern with a

spherical phase front. Two such reflectors (Fig. 3.2a) constitute

an interferometer with phase centers spaced a distance s apart.

Amplitude:

P(-u) P(u)

,.*() P(u) P(~rt

P(u)e'-r -^ *-

P(u)e ' 2

Additive:

(a) --T (6)

Fig. 3.2 Monopulse reflector-type antennas for (a) phase and (6) amplitude

sensing of the multiplicative and additive sensing functions.

Their amplitude patterns will be identical but their phase pat-

terns will differ by

= s sin 6

2s

(3.1)

The interferometer-type antenna can be used for pure phase

sensing. The signals received can be used directly for multi-

plicative phase sensing, or for additive phase sensing by forming

their sum and difference in a hybrid T as shown. An example of

an interferometer with parabolic reflectors was shown in Fig. 1.7.

If the primary source illuminating the parabolic reflector is dis-

placed laterally from the focal point / by a small distance As, the

phase center will remain close to its original position but the

amplitude pattern will be squinted off of the boresight axis at an

angle of approximately Ax//, the angle of specular reflection from

a flat mirror (Fig. 3.3). A pair of feeds displaced symmetrically

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from the focal point will then produce symmetrically overlapping