Title :
Cross-polarization reduction of a wideband tracking corrugated horn
Author :
Du, B. ; Yung, E.K.N. ; Ke-Zhong Yang ; Wen-Jing Zhang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon, China
Abstract :
A suppressor of unwanted higher order modes in a wideband tracking corrugated horn is proposed and a new restraining principle called the local restraint is introduced. The cross-polarization peak level of the horn can be reduced over 8.5 dB in the transmitting band by this suppressor.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; circular waveguides; electromagnetic wave polarisation; horn antennas; satellite tracking; 3.625 to 4.2 GHz; 5.85 to 6.425 GHz; circular waveguide; cross-polarization reduction; local restraint; radiation patterns; return loss; suppressor; wideband tracking corrugated horn; Broadband antennas; Frequency; Horn antennas; Polarization; Satellite antennas; Satellite communication; Satellite ground stations; Telemetry; Waveguide junctions; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2000. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6369-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2000.874866
