Abstract
The scan-plane fields in the focal region of a beam-scanning paraboloid are determined from physical optics. Amplitude and phase contours are presented, and comparisons are made with the geometrical-optics results. Contours for maximum scan-gain are determined as a function of F/D and illumination taper and compared with the Petzval surface. Unless the F/D is very large or spillover is excessive, a higher scan gain is achieved when the axis of a directional feed is parallel to the axis of the reflector than when the feed is directed toward the vertex. The contour of maximum scan-gain is a function of both illumination taper and F/D . In general, larger F/D values tend to have a maximum-gain contour close to the focal plane, while the smaller F/D values tend to have a maximum-gain contour closer to the Petzval surface. Increasing the illumination taper moves the maximum-gain contour closer to the Petzval surface. Normalized maximum-gain contours are presented as a function of beamwidths of scan. The frequency dependence of these results is discussed.
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