Research Article

A Multiple Beamforming Network for Unequally Spaced Linear Array Based on CORPS

Table 3

Numerical values of side lobe level and directivity for the multiple beamforming network with a uniform and nonuniform linear array for beam number 2.

Steering range C-BFN + ULA best case C-BFN + NULA worst case C-BFN + NULA best case
(deg) SLL (dB) DIR (dB) SLL (dB) DIR (dB) SLL (dB)DIR (dB)

50 −17.81 8.43 −19.52 9.15 −22.23 9.53
60 −21.33 8.38 −22.16 9.33 −25.32 9.46
70 −23.71 8.42 −24.56 9.82 −27.48 9.28
80 −25.44 9.67 −25.98 10.72 −29.80 10.65
90 −27.13 9.83 −28.02 10.63 −31.24 10.76
100 −25.87 9.32 −26.27 10.56 −30.78 10.21
110 −23.66 8.74 −24.72 9.68 −27.74 9.54
120 −20.89 8.42 −21.95 9.52 −24.45 9.36
130 −18.15 8.39 −19.97 9.08 −22.77 9.59