Title :
A wide bandwidth compact quad-ridged horn antenna
Author :
van der Merwe, P.H. ; Odendaal, J.W. ; Joubert, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr., Electron. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Abstract :
A compact quad-ridged horn antenna is presented. This antenna is smaller, in terms of wavelength, than previously published designs. The antenna is dual-polarized and a return loss of greater than 10 dB is achieved across a 15.7:1 bandwidth.
Keywords :
broadband antennas; horn antennas; losses; dual-polarized antenna; wide bandwidth compact quadridged horn antenna; Antenna measurements; Apertures; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Coaxial cables; Horn antennas; dual-polarized; ridged horn antenna; wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics (ANTEM), 2012 15th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Toulouse
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0290-6
DOI :
10.1109/ANTEM.2012.6262370
