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What is the first side lobe level of a uniformly illuminated circular aperture?

  • A.About minus 6 dB, since a circular aperture has a sharper edge than a square
  • B.About minus 17.6 dB
  • C.About minus 13.2 dB
  • D.About minus 30 dB, which is why reflectors are used for low side lobe work

Answer: B

The circular case gives minus 17.6 decibels, appreciably better than the rectangular aperture's 13.2, because the circular geometry effectively tapers the illumination towards the edges in one dimension. Reaching minus thirty decibels requires deliberate amplitude tapering and costs beamwidth and efficiency. The figure of minus six corresponds to nothing standard. These two numbers, 13.2 and 17.6, are the reference points against which any measured side lobe level should first be compared.

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