• DocumentCode
    924351
  • Title

    An Evaluation of the Performance of the VLA Circular Waveguide System

  • Author

    Archer, John W. ; Caloccia, Ernest M. ; Serna, Rey

  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1980
  • fDate
    7/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    786
  • Lastpage
    791
  • Abstract
    A practical and theoretical evaluation of the characteristics of the unique millimeter wavelength, helix-lined, circular waveguide system installed at the Very Large Array Program in New Mexico is presented. The communication system, as installed, exhibits, performance characteristics which exceed the original specifications, indicating that carefully planned direct burial of overdimensioned circular waveguide can be a practical and cost-effective installation technique.
  • Keywords
    Circulators; Ferrites; Frequency; Microwave Theory and Techniques Society; Microwave theory and techniques; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave technology; Observatories; Radio astronomy; Stripline;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMTT.1980.1130168
  • Filename
    1130168