Analysis of a Novel Ka Horn Antenna with Low Cross-Polarization
Keywords:
Cross-polarization, edge slot, horn, ridge waveguide, waveguide arrayAbstract
A Ka combined horn antenna with low cross-polarization is presented in this paper. The antenna consists of an edge-slotted waveguide linear array, a metallic-grid plane in the horn throat and a horn. The effects of metallic-grid and single-ridged waveguide to the cross-polarization are analyzed. Three kinds of 62-element Taylor linear array at Ka band are fabricated and measured and the measured cross-polarization level is less than -35dB in operating bandwidth. The proposed antennas are benefit for fabrication and fixation with low cross-polarization and can be extensively used in radar and communication systems.
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