Electromagnetic Modeling and Design of Dual-Band Septum Polarizers
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Electromagnetic Modeling and Design of Dual-Band Septum PolarizersAbstract
A highly efficient, full-wave electromagnetic model and CAD of septum polarizers terminated with a square or circular output waveguide is presented. The model is based on the mode-matching and generalized S-matrix techniques. The capabilities of the CAD program are demonstrated by the design of dual-band polarizers where the separation between two bands is more than 50%. For a square output polarizer, results are compared and found to be in good agreement with data obtained with the WASP-NET program. A discussion on the inherent limitations of the achievable performance and critical parameters is presented. An influence of higher-order modes propagating in the polarizer output over the high-frequency operation band on the radiation and polarization patterns of a septum polarizer combined with a corrugated conical horn is specially investigated.
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