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An elliptically flared waveguide horn
Author(s) -
Malherbe J. A. G.,
Katcodia Y.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.25414
Subject(s) - beamwidth , french horn , microwave , optics , ka band , physics , return loss , horn antenna , radiation , waveguide , radiation pattern , engineering , telecommunications , acoustics , slot antenna , antenna (radio)
An X‐band waveguide horn of which the sides flare by an elliptic function is described. Measurements performed show that the structure exhibits an absence of side lobes in the conventional sense, and that the radiation pattern varies very little over the entire X‐band. It has almost equal beamwidth in the principal planes, and the input return loss is extremely low. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 52: 2118–2120, 2010; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.25414