X/X/Ka-band horn design

Author

Chen, J.C. ; Stanton, P.H. ; Reilly, H.F.

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1996

fDate

21-26 July 1996

Firstpage

2022

Abstract

The NASA´s Deep Space Network has a need for a multifrequency horn for simultaneous X/X/Ka-band operation in a beam waveguide antenna. The multifrequency horn will receive an X-band downlink (8.4-8.5 GHz) and a Ka-band downlink (31.8-32.3 GHz), and transmit an X-band uplink (7.145-7.235 GHz) signals simultaneously. The horn is designed for circularly polarized wave operation. Low loss (noise) and high power (up to 20 kilowatts) operation are considered in the horn design.

Keywords

electromagnetic wave polarisation; horn antennas; satellite antennas; space communication links; 20 kW; 31.8 to 32.3 GHz; 7.145 to 7.235 GHz; 8.4 to 8.5 GHz; Deep Space Network; Ka-band downlink; NASA; SHF; X-band downlink; X-band uplink; X/X/Ka-band horn design; beam waveguide antenna; circularly polarized wave operation; common aperture corrugated horn; high power; low loss antenna; low noise antenna; multifrequency horn; Downlink; Frequency; Helium; Inductors; Laboratories; Polarization; Propulsion; Space technology; Tellurium; Waveguide junctions;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1996. AP-S. Digest

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3216-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1996.550004

Filename

550004