Title :
Manufacturability aspects of a feeding pin construction in a coaxial to waveguide transition
Author :
Tuunanen, Mikko ; Eskelinen, Harri ; Heinola, Janne-Matti ; Silventoinen, Pertti
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Lappeenranta Univ. of Technol., Finland
Abstract :
Manufacturability aspects of a feeding pin in a coaxial to waveguide transition is discussed and various constructions are studied. Four SMA connector-based feeding pin geometries are constructed to find out how critical is the construction of the transition feeding pin. The reflection coefficient of the coaxial to waveguide transition of a horn antenna construction is measured with different feeding pins. Feeding pins are analyzed to find a construction with both good manufacturability and good electrical properties.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; design for manufacture; electromagnetic wave reflection; horn antennas; waveguide transitions; SMA connector-based feeding pin geometries; coaxial-to-waveguide transition; electrical properties; feeding pin construction; horn antenna; manufacturability; reflection coefficient; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Coaxial components; Geometry; Horn antennas; Manufacturing; Pins; Reflection; Reflector antennas; Waveguide transitions;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8883-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2005.1551305
