PARABOLIC REFLECTOR AND ANTENNA INCORPORATING SAME

摘要

A parabolic reflector (20) for an antenna has a plurality (N) of concentric annular sections (20a-20e) arranged in series from a first annular section (20a) nearest a central axis (40) of the reflector to a last annular section (20e, 30e) defining an outer perimeter (45) of the reflector. Each section (20a-20e) has a parabolic reflecting surface between inner and outer perimeters. The sections (20a-20e) are configured such that the focal point (41) associated with at least the last section (20e) lies inside an internal volume (42) of the reflector and are arranged with respect to each other along the central axis, such that an overall depth of the reflector is substantially minimised. The inner perimeters of all the sections (20a-20e) are preferably arranged to lie substantially on a plane (29) which is perpendicular to the central axis (40). The outer perimeter of each section (20a-20d) except the last section is preferably connected with the inner perimeter of the succeeding section by means of an annular strip (28). The strips (28) may either each have an angle of inclination to the reflector central axis of between 0 and 3 DEG or they may lie on respective cones running from the respective inner perimeters of the respective sections to which they are joined, to the furthest located focal point or ring.