RADIATION-PATTERNS OF SCALAR LIGHTPIPES

被引:9
作者
PADMAN, R [1 ]
MURPHY, JA [1 ]
机构
[1] ST PATRICKS COLL,MAYNOOTH,KILDARE,IRELAND
来源
INFRARED PHYSICS | 1991年 / 31卷 / 05期
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10.1016/0020-0891(91)90021-7
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
At long wavelengths, diffraction effects cause condensing lightpipes to have a significant response in directions within the geometric optics shadow zone. Here, using an analogy with the corrugated "scalar" horns often used in antenna engineering, we point out that a lightpipe with anisotropic surface impedance on its interior surfaces can have substantially reduced sidelobe levels. This may be important for measurements requiring high dynamic range, particularly in the far-infrared.
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