Title :
Offset quad ridged ortho-mode transducer with a 3.4:1 bandwidth
Author :
Dunning, Alex ; Bowen, Mark ; Yoon Chung
Author_Institution :
Astron. & Space Sci., CSIRO, Epping, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We describe the design and measured parameters of an offset probe, quad ridged, ortho-mode transducer (OMT). The OMT operates over a 3.4:1 bandwidth from 3.6-12.4GHz. The OMT exhibits a return loss of greater than 15dB and an isolation of greater than 50dB across the full band. Simulations predict spurious mode production at the circular waveguide port to be greater than 15dB below the TE11 mode.
Keywords :
circular waveguides; microwave detectors; transducers; OMT; TE11 mode; circular waveguide port; frequency 3.6 GHz to 12.4 GHz; offset probe parameter measurement; offset quadridged orthomode transducer; return loss; spurious mode production; Loss measurement; Probes; Production; Transducers; Waveguide junctions; Waveguide transitions; Ortho-mode; broadband; quad-ridged;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference Proceedings (APMC), 2013 Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Seoul
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2013.6695219