Title :
Compact low loss L-band orthomode transducer
Author :
Lehmensiek, R. ; Theron, I.P.
Author_Institution :
EMSS Antennas, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Abstract :
The design of a wideband orthomode transducer (OMT) with an integrated directional coupler for radio astronomy applications in the frequency range 900 MHz to 1760 MHz is presented. The OMT has very low insertion and transmission losses, good isolation, and is of small size.
Keywords :
astronomy; directional couplers; transducers; compact low loss L-band orthomode transducer; integrated directional coupler; radio astronomy; wideband orthomode transducer; Couplings; Directional couplers; Impedance matching; Power transmission lines; Reflection; Transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7366-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICEAA.2010.5648825
