Title :
Design realization and measurements of a high performance wide-band corrugated horn
Author :
Béniguel, Yannick ; Berthon, André ; Klooster, C.V. ; Costes, Laurent
Author_Institution :
IEEA, Courbevoie, France
Abstract :
We report on the design and realization of horn antennas required to achieve high performances with respect both to the return loss and the cross polarization level over a wide band.
Keywords :
broadband antennas; electromagnetic wave polarisation; horn antennas; integral equations; cross polarization level; hybrid modes; return loss; wide-band corrugated horn antenna; Admittance; Antenna measurements; Azimuth; Broadband antennas; Corrugated surfaces; Integral equations; Magnetic levitation; Polarization; Space technology; Wideband; Classical milling; VSWR; corrugated horn; electroforming; hybrid modes; low cross polarization level;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.2005.856312
