Cassegrain Reflector

Full Name
Cassegrain Reflector Antenna
Alias
Dish Antenna
Parabolic Antenna
Definition

A paraboloidal reflector antenna with a convex subreflector, usually hyperboloidal in shape, located between the vertex and the prime focus of the main reflector.

Overview

The Cassegrain antenna design was adapted from the Cassegrain telescope, a type of reflecting telescope developed around 1672 and attributed to French priest Laurent Cassegrain.