A microwave measurement procedure for a full characterization of ortho-mode transducers

Author

Peverini, Oscar Antonio ; Tascone, Riccardo ; Olivieri, Augusto ; Baralis, Massimo ; Orta, Renato ; Virone, Giuseppe

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Elettronica, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Volume

51

Issue

4

fYear

2003

fDate

4/1/2003 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1207

Lastpage

1213

Abstract

Ortho-mode transducers (OMTs) are key components in both dual-polarized antenna feed systems for telecommunication and radioastronomy applications. The evaluation of the overall system performance requires the measurement of the return loss, isolation, and cross-coupling levels of the OMTs. In this paper, a novel technique for the microwave measurements of the full 4×4 scattering matrix of such devices is reported, which is based on different measurements at the single-polarized ports.

Keywords

S-matrix theory; antenna feeds; measurement theory; microwave measurement; transducers; waveguide components; cross-coupling levels; dual-polarized antenna feed systems; isolation; microwave measurement procedure; ortho-mode transducer characterization; radioastronomy applications; return loss; scattering matrix; single-polarized ports; telecommunication applications; Antenna accessories; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Loss measurement; Microwave devices; Microwave measurements; Microwave theory and techniques; Scattering; System performance; Transducers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TMTT.2003.809629

Filename

1193131