Title :
Metallic cone-sphere-inserted profiled Ku-band conical horn
Author :
Tan, C.Y. ; Selvan, Krishnasamy T.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Electromagn. & Telecommun. Group, Univ. of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Semenyih, Malaysia
Abstract :
A compact and low-cost, high-performance polynomial-profiled conical Ku-band horn with metallic cone-sphere insert is presented in this study. The horn has been designed to offer an aperture efficiency of higher than 90-, an acceptable return loss and low cross-polarisation level. Furthermore, in comparison with other high-performance horns, the proposed horn is shorter and lighter.
Keywords :
conical antennas; horn antennas; acceptable return loss; low cross-polarisation level; metallic cone-sphere-inserted antenna; polynomial-profiled conical Ku-band horn antenna;
Journal_Title :
Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, IET
DOI :
10.1049/iet-map.2011.0179
