Title :
A technique to reduce the cross-polarization levels of a microstrip patch fed horn antenna
Author :
Ghorbani, K. ; Rowe, W.S.T.
Author_Institution :
RMIT Univ., Melbourne
Abstract :
There are many options to reduce the cross-polarized fields radiated by a patch fed horn. This paper investigates the design of a low cross-polarization grid loaded horn fed by a microstrip patch to be used as the feed for a reflector antenna.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave polarisation; horn antennas; microstrip antennas; reflector antennas; cross-polarization grid; cross-polarization level reduction; cross-polarized field; microstrip patch fed horn antenna; reflector antenna; Feeds; Horn antennas; Hydrogen; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Polarization; Probes; Reflection; Reflector antennas; Satellite antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0877-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0878-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2007.4395991
