The effect of allowing shared elements in interleaved thinned arrays is investigated. The sidelobe level (SLL) as a function of the number of shared elements mirrors the SLL of thinned arrays as a function of filling factor because the number of shared elements determines the filling factor of the subarrays. When the number of shared elements is small, the result is two subarrays on opposite sides of the aperture with only their ends being interleaved.
Reference:
Du Plessis, WP, Kitching, C and Bin Ghannam, A. Element sharing in interleaved antenna arrays. European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP) Prague, Czech Republic, 26-30 March 2012, pp 2230-2234
Du Plessis, W., Kitching, C., & Bin Ghannam, A. (2012). Element sharing in interleaved antenna arrays. IEEE. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5901
Du Plessis, WP, C Kitching, and A Bin Ghannam. "Element sharing in interleaved antenna arrays." (2012): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5901
Du Plessis W, Kitching C, Bin Ghannam A, Element sharing in interleaved antenna arrays; IEEE; 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5901 .
Copyright: 2012 IEEE. This is the post-print version of the work. The definitive version is published in European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP) Prague, Czech Republic, 26-30 March 2012, pp 2230-2234
