ANALYSIS OF A MILLIMETER-WAVE INTEGRATED BEAM-FORMING NETWORK FOR QUASIOPTICAL MULTIBEAM ANTENNAS.

An integrated beam-forming network analysis for multibeam antennas based on an array of dielectric slotted waveguides in millimeter waves is proposed. The advantages of such networks include low losses, high aperture efficiencies, and design flexibility in comparison with traditional quasitopical systems. A new technique for obtaining the main characteristics by solving eigenwave and diffraction problem of the basic structure of the proposed network has been developed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]