Hybrid mode horn antennas
US4783665A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 1986 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q19/08
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A horn antenna with a cylindrical and an expanded (horn-shaped) waveguide for radiating or receiving polarized electromagnetic waves. The waveguide wall is partially or wholly covered with one or more grids (12) of electrical conducting material with dielectric layers between them. One possible design consists of a tapering (e.g., conical) core (10) of compact dielectric, which allows for the possibility of shaping the terminal surface (13) to a lens which curves the course of radiation in the aperture to the desired radiation graph. Another possible design where the horn wall consists of dielectric covered with metal grids has an especially light construction. The wall surfaces are developed with anisotrope and reactive impedance so that it mainly functions in the same way as a corrugated horn and thus gives low cross-polarizations across a large frequency area. This could be constructed with little weight and could easily be mass-produced. This will be easier to produce than corrugated horn, especially in the millimeter-wave area.
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