• DocumentCode
    1252534
  • Title

    Simple and broadband orthomode transducer (antenna feed)

  • Author

    Bøifot, A.M. ; Lier, E. ; Schaug-Pettersen, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Elab-Runit, Trondheim, Norway
  • Volume
    137
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    12/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    396
  • Lastpage
    400
  • Abstract
    A simple and broadband orthomode transducer (OMT) is presented. It can be machined or moulded in two almost identical parts which implies a potentially cheap design. Both the mechanical construction and the principle of operation are described. The paper also presents results both from some pre-experimentations and for the complete OMT. These results show that the isolation between the ports for the complete OMT is better than approximately 50 dB and the return loss less than -20 dB in the frequency range 10.0-15.0 GHz.
  • Keywords
    antenna feeders; transducers; 10 to 15 GHz; SHF; antenna feed; broadband orthomode transducer; mechanical construction; polarisation filter; principle of operation; return loss;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, IEE Proceedings H
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0950-107X
  • Type

    jour

  • Filename
    62504