A wideband orthogonal-mode junction using ridged sectoral waveguides

A wideband orthogonal-mode junction (OMJ) using a quad-ridged circular coaxial waveguide and four single-ridged sectoral waveguides is described. The new structure is used for extracting a wide lower band signal from a coaxial dual-band feed. Theoretical results show that the broadband incoming signal in the quad-ridged coaxial waveguide can be coupled to four single-ridged sectoral waveguides with low reflection. The new structure transforms a complex system to a simple single-ridged sectoral waveguide where multi-band separation can be accomplished by a number of means. The transformation eliminates the interference among the excitation sources and enables the accurate mathematical modelling of the complete system.