UTD analysis of a shaped subreflector in a dual offset-reflector antenna system

The geometrical theory of diffraction (GTD) is known as an efficient high-frequency method for the analysis of electrically large objects such as a reflector antenna. However it is difficult to obtain geometrical parameters in order to apply GTD to an arbitrary shaped reflector, especially a subreflector. The geometrical parameters of an arbitrary shaped subreflector for the uniform theory of diffraction (UTD) analysis are derived based on differential geometry. The radiation patterns of various subreflector types, including hyperboloidal and a shaped subreflector, are evaluated by UTD. The computed result for the hyperboloidal reflector agrees well with that obtained by uniform asymptotic theory (UAT).