Abstract: A polarizer for an antenna and antenna structures are disclosed. According to one aspect a polarizer includes a generally cylindrical sidewall portion extending between spaced apart end portions. At least one polarizing structure extends substantially continuously along an interior of the sidewall portion and extends radially inwardly relative to the sidewall portion according to a first radius in a longitudinal direction and a second radius in a transverse direction. The polarizer can be implemented as part of an antenna structure, which further can be integrated with a transition stage and/or a horn.

Abstract: The invention relates to a background lighting system for a liquid crystal display, more particularly to an electronic circuit for operation of one or more discharge lamps. A DC/AC full-bridge inverter circuit generates two voltages whose AC components are phase-shifted by 180°. The discharge lamps are supplied with the sum of these two AC voltages.