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A conventional end-fire array has a linear phase change of 360° per wavelength along it, and a uniform amplitude distribution. This paper describes how gain improvement and side-lobe reduction can be obtained by arranging for a greater phase change than this, and at the same time tapering the amplitude distribution.
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