On Radar Cross Section of Antennas in General

This chapter contains sections titled:

• Introduction

• Fundamentals of Antenna RCS

• How to Obtain a Low ?> tot by Cancellation (Not Recommended)

• How do We Obtain Low ?> tot Over a Broad Band?

• A Little History

• On the RCS of Arrays

• An Alternative Approach: The Equivalent Circuit

• On the Radiation from Infinite Versus Finite Arrays

• On Transmitting, Receiving, and Scattering Radiation Pattern of Finite Arrays

• Minimum Versus Nonminimum Scattering Antennas

• Other Nonminimum Scattering Antennas

• How to Prevent Coupling Between the Elements Through the Feed Network

• How to Eliminate Backscatter due to Tapered Aperture Illumination

• Common Misconceptions

• Summary

• Problems