Phased Array Antenna Handbook Second Edition For a listing of recent titles in the Artech House Antennas and Propagation Library, turn to the back of this book. Phased Array Antenna Handbook Second Edition Robert J. Mailloux Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mailloux, Robert J. Phased array antenna handbook / Robert J. ed. p. (Artech House antennas and propagation library) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-58053-689-1 (alk. paper) 1. Phased array antennas. I. Title. II. Series. 2005 '4Ddc22 2005041996 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Mailloux, Robert J. Phased array antenna (Artech House antennas and propagation library) 1. Phased array antennas I. Title '824 ISBN 1-58053-689-1 Cover design by Leslie Genser ? 2005 ARTECH HOUSE, INC. 685 Canton Street Norwood, MA 02062 All rights reserved. Printed and bound in the United States of America. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. All terms mentioned in this book that are known to be trademarks or service marks have been appropriately capitalized. Artech House cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. Use of a term in this book should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark. International Standard Book Number: 1-58053-689-1 ********** To my love Marlene, and to my daughters Patrice, Julie, and Denise, each uniquely different, but each wonderful. I so love you all. Contents Preface to the Second Edition xi Preface to the First Edition xiii Acknowledgments xv CHAPTER 1 Phased Arrays in Radar munication Systems 1 Introduction 1 System Requirements for Radar munication Antennas 1 Array Characterization for Radar munication Systems 12 Fundamenta