WAVEGUIDE OR SLOT RADIATOR FOR WIDE E-PLANE RADIATION PATTERN BEAMWIDTH WITH ADDITIONAL STRUCTURES FOR DUAL POLARIZED OPERATION AND BEAMWIDTH CONTROL

摘要

An apparatus and method are provided for producing a wide E-plane half power beamwidth. The apparatus can include a dipole antenna and a complimentary slot antenna in an infinite ground plane. The apparatus can also include a waveguide with surrounding structure that can be adjusted to produce the desired half power beamwidth.