• DocumentCode
    1304027
  • Title

    Broad-band elliptical beamshape horns with low cross polarization

  • Author

    Lier, Erik

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Volume
    38
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    6/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    800
  • Lastpage
    805
  • Abstract
    Horn antennas with an elliptical beam and low cross polarization are discussed. A new class of elliptical-beamshape horns has been investigated. The horns are based on the dielectric core approach, using a dielectric core inside a smooth-walled horn. Horns with rectangular as well as elliptical cross sections have been studied. Experiments show that they have considerably larger cross-polar bandwidth than that obtained from corrugated horns with an elliptical beam. They are also potentially much cheaper to manufacture
  • Keywords
    antenna feeders; antenna radiation patterns; dielectric-loaded antennas; waveguide antennas; broadband horns; cross-polar bandwidth; dielectric core approach; elliptical cross sections; elliptical-beamshape horns; horn antennas; low cross polarization; rectangular cross sections; smooth-walled horn; Antenna feeds; Apertures; Bandwidth; Dielectrics; Horn antennas; Impedance; Manufacturing; Polarization; Radar antennas; Reflector antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/8.55575
  • Filename
    55575