A parasitic slot array

The analysis of an endfire array of tunable parasitic slots is described. Self and mutual admittances between thin half-wavelength slots are found by an application of Babinet's Principle. To solve the circuit equations of the array, the condition is imposed that the phase velocity remain constant along the array. Then, by matrix inversion, the excitation amplitude and self-reactance of the parasitic elements are determined. The phase of the reflector is chosen to maximize the coupling between the driven element and the directors. Finally, experimental patterns are compared with computed results.