Dual septum polarization rotator
US5061037A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 1990 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01P1/161
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A dual septum polarization rotator which, in the presently preferred embodiment thereof, includes a square waveguide and a pair of stepped septums disposed in spaced, orthogonal relation to each other within opposite end portions of the square waveguide. A first one of the septums extends horizontally between the side walls of the waveguide, parallel to the top and bottom walls of the waveguide, and the other/second one of the septums extends vertically between the top and bottom walls of the waveguide, parallel to the side walls of the waveguide. The first septum, in cooperation with the waveguide, defines first and second input ports, and, the second spectum, in cooperation with the waveguide, defines first and second output ports. The spacing between the first and second septums defines a central, open, nonseptum region within the waveguide. In operation, the first septum functions to convert the polarization of a first excitation signal introduced into the first input port from a first polarization to a second polarization, and the second septum functions to convert the second polarization into a third polarization orthogonal to the first polarization, for output, via the first…
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