This paper presents a Q-band orthomode transducer (OMT) that has been designed according to the mechanical constraints of the platelet (multi-layer) manufacturing strategy. It is composed of a twofold symmetric coupling section with two electrically identical recombination networks. The two OMT outputs lay on the same plane to provide a suitable interface to the correlation unit. The two channels are equalized in both magnitude and phase according to the correlation polarimeter requirements. They also exhibit a very low cross-coupling (-50 dB) and good reflection levels (-28 dB) in the 21% bandwidth.

Platelet Orthomode Transducer for Q -Band Correlation Polarimeter Clusters / Virone, Giuseppe; Peverini, Oscar Antonio; Lumia, Mauro; Addamo, Giuseppe; R., Tascone. - In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES. - ISSN 0018-9480. - STAMPA. - 62:7(2014), pp. 1487-1494. [10.1109/TMTT.2014.2325793]

Platelet Orthomode Transducer for Q -Band Correlation Polarimeter Clusters

VIRONE, GIUSEPPE;PEVERINI, Oscar Antonio;LUMIA, MAURO;ADDAMO, GIUSEPPE;
2014

Abstract

This paper presents a Q-band orthomode transducer (OMT) that has been designed according to the mechanical constraints of the platelet (multi-layer) manufacturing strategy. It is composed of a twofold symmetric coupling section with two electrically identical recombination networks. The two OMT outputs lay on the same plane to provide a suitable interface to the correlation unit. The two channels are equalized in both magnitude and phase according to the correlation polarimeter requirements. They also exhibit a very low cross-coupling (-50 dB) and good reflection levels (-28 dB) in the 21% bandwidth.
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