A detailed treatment of antenna system noise, sections on antenna pattern synthesis, developments in subarray technology, and in-depth coverage of array architecture and components are additional new features of this book. The book explores design elements that demonstrate how to size an array system with speed and confidence. Moreover, this resource provides expanded coverage of systems aspects of arrays for radar and communications. Supported with numerous equations and illustrations, this practical book helps evaluate basic antenna parameters such as gain, sidelobe levels, and noise. Readers learn how to compute antenna system noise, design subarray geometries for given bandwidth, scan and sidelobe constraints, and choose array illumination tapers for given sidelobe levels.
Robert J. Mailloux is an honorary professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Trento and is a retired senior scientist at USAF Research Laboratory. He is an extensively published author with over 40 years of experience in industry and academia. He received his Ph.D. in applied physics from Harvard University. He is a past president and current member of the IEEE Antennas & Propagation Society.