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Mode generator device for a satellite antenna system and method for producing the same

US9653814B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NEWTEC CY · BE

Inventors

Bart Baekelandt · Melle, DE
Philip Sanders · Leuven, BE
Guy Verstraeten · Tokyo, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 2, 2012
Grant date	May 16, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 12, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04B14/008
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is related to a device for generating waveguide modes for use in a feed horn of a satellite antenna system, said waveguide modes comprising at least one excitation mode of higher order than the fundamental mode, said device comprising a waveguide containing a first waveguide section with at least three longitudinal slots extending in the inner side of said waveguide, characterized in that said waveguide contains a second waveguide section with at least three longitudinal slots extending in said inner side of said waveguide.

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