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What is the bandwidth penalty of a zoned lens?

  • A.The removed path is a whole wavelength only at one frequency
  • B.The dielectric constant of the lens material changes rapidly with frequency
  • C.The steps reflect a growing fraction of the incident power as frequency rises
  • D.The feed horn illuminating the lens becomes mismatched away from its design point

Answer: A

Zoning relies on the fact that a delay differing by exactly one wavelength is equivalent to no difference at all, and that holds at only one frequency. Away from it the zones no longer align in phase and the aperture develops errors. Material dispersion is usually small over the bands concerned, step reflection is a secondary loss, and feed mismatch is a separate issue. Any technique that relies on a whole number of wavelengths is narrowband for the same reason.

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