Enhanced directivity feed and feed array
US9843104B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q21/30
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a shaped horn in conjunction with a dielectric tube for enhanced aperture directivity that can achieve a near optimum efficiency. The shaped horn provides additional mode control to provide an improved off-axis cross-polarization response. The horn shape can be individually optimized for isolated horns or for horns in a feed array. The feed array environment can produce results that lead to a different optimized shape than the isolated horn. Lower off axis cross-polarization can result in improved efficiency and susceptibility to interference.
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