Compact antenna range reflector with reduced edge diffraction

A reflector for deflecting electromagnetic waves,

• wherein the reflector comprises a resistive material along its edges in a specific pattern, wherein the resistive material has a resistance per square meter being higher than the resistance per square meter of the material of the reflector in order to attenuate or absorb electromagnetic energy of the electromagnetic waves, and
• wherein the specific pattern is configured such that portions, especially attenuated portions, of the electromagnetic energy are diffracted away from a quiet zone with respect to the reflector, or
• wherein the specific pattern is configured such that portions, especially attenuated portions, of the electromagnetic energy are diffracted out of phase in a manner that the electromagnetic waves destructively interfere.