Abstract: The invention relates to a frequency dispersive antenna comprising radiating waveguides divided into three legs. The indirect angle between the first and second leg is greater than or equal to 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees, the direct angle between the second and third leg being greater than or equal to 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees. The antenna comprises a feed waveguide comprising a stack of elements divided into three adjacent legs, the direct angle between the first and second leg being greater than or equal to 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees, the indirect angle between the second and third leg being greater than or equal to 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees. In particular, the invention applies to an airborne antenna suitable for the detection and for the pinpointing of meteorological phenomena.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the field of microwave antennas, and, more particularly, to a number of three-dimensional designs for the radiation element of an ultra-wideband monopole antenna with a symmetrical omni-directional radiation pattern operated in the frequency range between 3.1 GHz and 10.6 GHz. Said antenna is connected to the analog front-end circuitry of a wireless communication device used for transmitting and/or receiving microwave signals and meets the FCC requirements in terms of antenna gain, radiation pattern, polarization, frequency bandwidth, group delay, and size. It comprises a radiation element consisting of an air- and/or dielectric-filled cavity structure with a base plane and a radiator plane. A metallic ground plane having a relatively high surface impedance to electromagnetic waves within said frequency range, which is printed on a dielectric substrate, serves as a reflector.

Abstract: An antenna comprises a polarizer, a phasing network and a field radiating element such as a horn. The polarizer and phasing network generate a plurality of phase shifted circularly polarised waves which are superimposed to produce multiple antenna field patterns from a single antenna aperture.

Abstract: An antenna supplied with power by a coaxial line including an inner conductor, an outer conductor, and a dielectric provided between the inner conductor and the outer conductor is disclosed. The antenna includes an antenna part including a first conductor and a second conductor, the second conductor including a conical shape having an apex thereof opposing the first conductor; and a transition area having an effective dielectric constant different from the dielectric constant of the dielectric in the coaxial line, the transition area being provided in the end part of the coaxial line connected to the antenna.

Abstract: A high frequency module for converting a high frequency wave in a free space to a high frequency wave in a planar waveguide includes two metal plates, a dielectric substrate and a planar waveguide disposed on the dielectric substrate. The dielectric substrate between the two metal plates has the planar waveguide disposed thereon, and the planar waveguide protrudes either in a through hole bored in one of the two metal plates, or in a hollow space defined by the other of the two metal plates on the dielectric substrate.

Abstract: A pick-up horn for absorbing radiation emitted by a transmit antenna is provided. The pick-up horn includes at least one outer metal wall forming a metal body and at least one interior surface disposed in the metal body, forming at least one chamber in the metal body. The pick-up horn further includes a front metal surface disposed at a front end of the metal body, having at least one opening corresponding to the at least one chamber, and at least one high-power absorbing load disposed within the at least one chamber and in contact with the at least one interior surface. The pick-up horn may further include a serpentine coolant path disposed within the metal body between an outer surface of the at least one outer metal wall and the at least one high-power absorbing load.

Abstract: A relatively low cost, easy to install and aesthetically pleasing digital video broadcast from satellite (DVBS) elliptical horn antenna designed as part of a reflector antenna system to receive satellite television broadcast signals with circular polarity. This type antenna may be implemented with a single antenna feed horn with multiple feed horns that may be arranged separately or in one or more integral feed horn blocks. The antennas may be designed to achieve acceptable circular polarity performance over broad and multiple frequency bands through the use of oppositely sloped differential phase differential sections.

Abstract: A relatively low cost, easy to install and aesthetically pleasing digital video broadcast from satellite (DVBS) elliptical horn antenna designed to receive satellite television broadcast signals with circular polarity. This type antenna may be implemented as a multi-beam, multi-band antenna with closely spaced antenna feed horns operable for simultaneously receiving signals from multiple satellites that are closely spaced from the perspective of the antenna.

Abstract: A feed antenna includes a pair of conductive members, a dielectric waveguide placed therebetween, a dielectric member that is placed between the conductive members and located close to the dielectric waveguide, and a plurality of dielectric binding sections for binding the dielectric waveguide to the dielectric member. One of the conductive members has a plurality of openings.

Abstract: A feedhorn, a radio wave receiving converter, and an antenna that can be reduced in size and have high reliability can be obtained. A feedhorn portion constitutes part of a converter, and includes a chassis body with a waveguide having an opening, a dielectric as a dielectric member connected to the opening, and a waterproof cover as a protective member. The waterproof cover covers the dielectric and contacts (tightly attached) to a portion of the surface of the dielectric (in the dielectric, the portion of the surface away from waveguide). The waterproof cover is formed of a material having substantially the same electric characteristics (permittivity and dielectric loss tangent) as the material forming the dielectric.

Abstract: An antenna horn having multiple flared sections with their slopes and lengths selected to enhance desirable electromagnetic modes and to suppress undesirable modes at the horn aperture, thereby increasing the aperture efficiency and antenna gain.

Abstract: An antenna including a grounded conductor and a radiating element having a diameter that increases from the top to the bottom in which the top of the radiating element is opposed to the grounded conductor is disclosed. The radiating element of the antenna includes three regions positioned from the top to the bottom, each region having an angle between a side of the radiating element in the region and a center axis of the radiating element, wherein the angles of the three regions satisfy relationship: ?1>?2 and ?2<?3 when the angles are indicated by ?1, ?2 and ?3 respectively from the top to the bottom.

Abstract: A beam-forming antenna system includes an array of integrated antenna units. Each integrated antenna unit includes an oscillator coupled to an antenna. A network couples to the integrated antenna units to provide phasing information to the oscillators.

Abstract: A radar horn antenna in which, to reduce or remove unnecessary echo from a specific angular range such as ground clutter, divergence in axial direction of a horn antenna 8 accommodated in a casing and covered with a radome is asymmetrical with respect to the axis of the horn antenna so that a maximum radiation direction in a radiation pattern of the horn antenna is deviated from front to another and/or gain in the specific angular range is controlled.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a slot array antenna in which unstable factors for contact of an adjustment portion comprising a slot waveguide and a waveguide holder are removed, a number of parts is decreased to save weight, and assembly is simplified. Accordingly, this invention is to constitute a radiation portion (1) unitedly formed of a slot waveguide (1a), a flare holder (1b), and a supporting portion (1d), if necessary, further adding a screen holder (1c) for a screen (4) for cross polarization suppression. Furthermore, this invention is to constitute a reinforcement feeder (2) unitedly formed of a feeder waveguide (2a), a reinforcement portion (2b) and a reinforcement connector (2c) in the case of an open type antenna.

Abstract: A low radar cross-section monocone antenna is provided with an ultra-wide bandwidth in the microwave region of the electromagnetic spectrum running from 1 gigahertz to 18 gigahertz by decreasing the low frequency cutoff through enlarging the overall dimensions of the cone while at the same time maintaining the base diameter of the apex of the cone to the initially-set dimension that establishes the high frequency cutoff of the antenna. The apex of this cone that serves as its feed point has a base diameter that results in the wide bandwidth, with the monocone antenna having a 5 dBi gain and omnidirectional coverage.

Abstract: ABSTRACTA transceiver (20) for a millimeter wave signal, consisting of a PCB (140) having PCB microstrip lines (141) and PCB waveguide apertures (159), and one or more transmitter modules (22) and one or more receiver modules (24, 26, 28) mounted on the PCB. Each module has a single microstrip-waveguide transition (34, 48) and a microstrip-microstrip transition (47, 49). The microstrip-waveguide transition of each module couples to one of the PCB waveguide apertures via a PCB-module waveguide-waveguide transition (167). The microstrip-microstrip transition of each module couples to one of the PCB microstrip lines via a PCB-module microstrip-microstrip transition (165). The PCB-module transitions are low tolerance, facilitating implementation of the transceiver.

Abstract: An antenna array employing continuous transverse stubs as radiating elements is described, which includes an upper conductive plate structure comprising a set of continuous transverse stubs, and a lower conductive plate structure disposed in a spaced relationship relative to the upper plate structure. The upper plate structure and the lower plate structure define an overmoded waveguide medium for propagation of electromagnetic energy. For each of the stubs, one or more transverse device array phase shifters are disposed therein.

Abstract: An integrated feed horn device including three sets of integrally formed feed horn devices is provided. The integrated feed horn device may receive satellite signals reflected by a single parabolic reflector antenna, wherein the satellite signals are transmitted by three satellites separated by small angles. The integrated feed horn device may comprise a first waveguide, a second waveguide and a third waveguide, wherein the first waveguide, the second waveguide and the third waveguide may be adopted for receiving a first satellite signal, a second satellite signal, and a third satellite signal. Each of the satellite signals described above is transmitted by different satellites.

Abstract: An electrical component and a method of constructing it are disclosed. The component includes a hollow tubular structure. The structure includes a series of axially spaced apart rings and at least one outer perimeter housing member. The housing member interconnects the rings for defining an internal configuration of the hollow tubular structure for electrical purposes. The rings and the housing member each include inter-engageable elements for helping secure mechanically the rings and housing member together to facilitate final assembly of the electrical component.

Abstract: A horn antenna combining horizontal and vertical corrugations. It is made up of two well differentiated parts, the first part being an antenna with horizontal corrugations, i.e. parallel to the axis of propagation, and a second part with vertical corrugations, i.e. transverse to the axis of propagation. The aperture of the arrangement of the corrugations, in the two parts, can preferably follow linear or Gaussian functions.

Abstract: An integrated active satellite antenna module has a low loss filter, a low noise amplifier, a switch, a chip, two input ends and an output end. A front-end microwave circuit is used for resolving the mutual coupling effect between the satellite antenna and the other antennas operating at any other frequencies in an integrated active satellite antenna module, and furthermore it provides the simultaneous operating condition for the individual antenna by improving the isolation level between the satellite frequency band and the other frequency band.

Abstract: An improved continuous transverse stub (CTS) antenna has coplanar waveguide (CPW) feed elements spaced apart aligned in parallel and mounted perpendicular to a planar substrate base made of a low dielectric material. A continuous transverse stub extends perpendicularly through a clearance gap in the CPW feed elements on the ground plane of the substrate base. The antenna is fed with a simple coplanar waveguide transmission line formed by the parallel CPW elements. The antenna employs the coplanar waveguide with CTS technology, preferably in a planar microstrip configuration, to produce a broadside radiation pattern with a maximum in the +z direction, perpendicular to the plane of the antenna. The CPW-CTS antenna offers the advantages of a broadside radiation pattern, low input impedance, high radiation efficiency, low fabrication cost, use of simple coaxial or microstrip transmission line feed, and simple integration with microstrip circuitry in a transceiver front-end.

Abstract: An antenna concept for radiating intense, high power electromagnetic fields in the RF regime without electrical breakdown. The invention accomplishes this with high aperture and power efficiency, high gain, and in a geometry that is compact and conformal to a planar or curved surface. The antenna concept is compatible with standard rectangular waveguide feeds, or other hybrid transmission line geometries.

Abstract: A lightweight millimeter wave outdoor unit includes a lightweight housing with a heat sink and mounting member configured for mounting on the antenna to form a wireless link. A millimeter wave transceiver board is formed of ceramic material and mounted within the housing. It includes a millimeter wave transceiver circuit that has microwave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC) chips and operable with the transmit and receive boards. An intermediate frequency (IF) board has components forming an intermediate frequency circuit operable with the millimeter wave transceiver circuit. A frequency synthesizer board has a signal generating circuit for generating local oscillator signals to the transceiver circuit. A controller board has surface mounted DC and low frequency discrete devices thereon forming power and control circuits that supply respective power and control signals to other circuits on other boards.

Abstract: A slim television broadcast receiver employing antennas in which a waveguide is formed by a metallic plate and a copper foil on a printed circuit board. An insulating magnetic element is loaded so as to block one of a pair of aperture planes of the waveguide, and the aperture area is enlarged by beveling the other aperture plane. Tuning elements are provided on opposed sides with respect to the center part of the other aperture, which antennas are placed on opposed side ends of the slim television broadcast receiver, thereby performing electronic tuning and phase synthesis diversity reception.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a planar antenna (1) for excitation of the TE01-mode of an electromagnetic wave and adapted to be arranged in a waveguide tube (2). The planar antenna comprises a substrate (6) of dielectric material having a first surface (7) intended to face towards a filling good surface and a second surface (8) facing in an opposite direction. A first group (9) of a plurality of dipole arms (10) is arranged on the first surface (7) or the second surface (8) on a perimeter of a circle with a predetermined radius. A second group (11) of a plurality of dipole arms (12) is arranged on the first surface (7) or the second surface (8) on the perimeter of the circle with the predetermined radius. The dipole arms (10) of the first group (9) extend in a first direction and the dipole arms (12) of the second group (11) extend in a direction opposite the first direction.

Abstract: A primary radiator used for a parabolic antenna including: a radiator body having a horn part provided at one end of a waveguide; and a waterproof cover covering an open end of the horn part of the radiator body, wherein a step is formed on an inner surface of the horn part of the radiator body, and a position of the step is set so that radio waves reflected on the waterproof cover are cancelled out by radio waves reflected on the step to prevent multiple reflection in the radiator body.

Abstract: The present invention includes: a first main waveguide 1; a T-branch circuit 3 connected thereto; a first low-pass filter 5 connected thereto; a band-pass filter 7 connected to the first T-branch circuit 3; a first converter 8 connected to the first low-pass filter 5 for converting transmission lines between a waveguide and a microwave integrated circuit; an amplifier 10 connected to the first converter and structured by the microwave integrated circuit; a second converter 9 connected thereto for converting transmission lines between a waveguide and the microwave integrated circuit; a second low-pass filter 6 connected thereto; a second T-branch circuit 4 connected to the second low-pass filter and the band-pass filter 7; and a second main waveguide 2 connected to the second T-branch circuit.

Abstract: A low radar cross-section monocone antenna is provided with an ultra-wide bandwidth in the microwave region of the electromagnetic spectrum running from 1 gigahertz to 18 gigahertz by decreasing the low frequency cutoff through enlarging the overall dimensions of the cone while at the same time maintaining the base diameter of the apex of the cone to the initially-set dimension that establishes the high frequency cutoff of the antenna. The apex of this cone that serves as its feed point has a base diameter that results in the wide bandwidth, with the monocone antenna having a 5 dBi gain and omnidirectional coverage.

Abstract: A transverse device array phase shifter includes an overmoded waveguide structure having a top conductive broad wall surface, a bottom conductive broad wall surface and opposed first and second conductive side wall surfaces. At least one transverse device array circuit is positioned in the waveguide circuit. Each circuit comprises a generally planar dielectric substrate having a microwave circuit defined thereon, and a plurality of spaced discrete phase shifter elements. The substrate is disposed within the waveguide structure generally transverse to the side wall surfaces. A bias circuit applies a voltage to reverse bias the phase shifter elements. The transverse device array phase shifter circuit causes a change in phase of microwave or millimeter-wave energy propagating through the waveguide structure.

Abstract: An electronic scanning radio direction finding system for accurate direction finding of radio frequency signals using singly or doubly flared cylindrical reflectors surrounded by a circular array of inwardly facing feed horns. The array is operated as a phased array to determine the direction of origin of received signals. The feed horns can also be used to transmit RF signals on very narrowly controlled beams with minimal side lobes. The flared cylindrical reflector and its circular feed horn array may be paired with circular log periodic arrays operable at similar frequency ranges or different frequency ranges to provide more precise direction finding and direction finding of signals at frequencies beyond the range of the flared cylindrical reflector and its circular feed horn array.

Abstract: An electromagnetic probe having at least one assembly including in combination: a coaxial type connectio, a ground plane connected to the outer sheath of the coaxial connection, a reflector cone placed facing the ground plane and shaped to define impedance that is at least substantially constant along its profile, the reflector being electrically isolated, and a dielectric medium interposed at least in part between the reflector cone and the ground plane.

Abstract: A short ridge waveguide load is described which absorbs and cancels non-radiated electromagnetic energy in continuous slot or discrete slotted antennas. The load achieves a small physical size by using a resonant structure which includes an absorbing ferrite front section positioned within the interior of the waveguide antenna below the slot and a back section of ferrite material also positioned in the interior of the waveguide antenna. This allows for energy to be radiated from the slot while absorbing and canceling the non-radiated energy using a relatively small size load. In a rectangular ridge waveguide configuration, the front section consists of a pair of posts having a trapezoidal, rectangular or triangular shape.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a system and method by which radio transceiver equipment may be coupled to antenna equipment polarized in either of two orthogonal polarizations without requiring any adaptation or additional componentry while providing the same signal path attributes irrespective of the polarization chosen. Accordingly, a single transceiver/antenna unit may be utilized for providing communications polarized vertically, or slant right, and polarized horizontally, or slant left.

Abstract: An antenna comprising a reflector having a reflector surface profile for reflecting a plurality of signals comprising a plurality of communication bands; a multi-depth corrugated horn assembly for receiving the signal comprising the plurality of communication bands; a stepped waveguide coupled to the corrugated horn; a first polarizer coupled to the stepped waveguide for separating a first communication band from the plurality of communication bands; a second polarizer coupled to the stepped waveguide for separating a second communication band from the plurality of communication bands; and a third polarizer coupled to the stepped waveguide for separating a third communication band from the plurality of communication bands. The antenna can simultaneously operate in the K, Ka and EHF frequency bands. Extension of this antenna to include five separate frequency bands is demonstrated.

Abstract: At least one of the following requirements is satisfied. A position of a curvature center of an arcuate portion in at least one of waveguide plates is selected between a connecting member and a feeder, in accordance with a desired horizontal beam radiation characteristic. A curvature radius of the arcuate portion in at least one of the waveguide plates is selected in accordance with a desired vertical beam radiation characteristic. A slanted angle of a peripheral face of the arcuate portion, which connects a top face and a bottom face of each waveguide plate, in at least one of the waveguide plates is selected in accordance with a desired vertical beam radiation characteristic.

Abstract: An antenna array employing continuous transverse stubs as radiating elements is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the array includes an upper conductive plate structure comprising a set of continuous transverse stubs, and a lower conductive plate structure disposed in a spaced relationship relative to the upper plate structure. A rotation apparatus provides rotation between the upper plate structure and the lower plate structure.

Abstract: A travelling waveguide antenna has top and bottom spaced plates, the top plate having radiating apertures extending therethrough. The apertures have inclined surfaces facing one another to provide an outward flare of the apertures.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an antenna system for a level measuring device for emitting microwaves by means of an antenna horn, at the front side of the small funnel aperture thereof. HF energy in the form of microwave signals is directly axially coupled by means of planar structures having one patch or several patches.

Abstract: The invention concerns a multi-mode electromagnetic horn antenna that can operate over two or more distinct bands of frequencies. The horn (100) includes a throat portion (102) and an aperture (108) disposed at an end of the horn (100) opposed to the throat portion (102). A flared section (104, 106) is disposed between the throat portion and the aperture. At least one dimension of the flared section can increase in size along an axial length of the horn defined between the throat portion (102) and the aperture (108). Further, a dielectric load (103) can be disposed within the throat portion (102). The dielectric load is advantageously comprised a fluid dielectric (103).

Abstract: A parallel plate septum polarizer used in low profile, dual polarized, antenna applications such as satellite communications from a moving vehicle. The polarizer allows a wide waveguide to be fed from two thinner waveguides. Each thin waveguide operates with one propagating mode. These modes have the same field structure, wave velocity and wave impedance. Three waveguide modes can propagate in the wide guide. Two modes are desirable and are used to transmit or receive dual polarized signals. They have different field structures, wave velocities and impedances. The polarizer allows each mode in the thin guides to couple to both the desired modes in the wide guide. At the same time there is very little coupling with each other and with the undesired third mode in the wide guide. There is also very little reflection of the incident modes from the polarizer junction.

Abstract: The present invention relate to a horn antenna at a radar level gauge for determination of a level of a surface of a medium stored in a tank and a method of making a horn antenna which is mechanically constituted such that the horn antenna will withstand the environment of the tank interior. The antenna comprises a first conductive housing (7) having a wave guide port (8), which is connectable to a wave guide, a first aperture (10), which is separated from the wave guide port (8) and a fist divergent section between the wave guide port (8) and the first aperture (10). A dielectric body (11) is arranged inside and essentially filling the first conductive housing (7), which body (11) displays a free end (12) in the area of the first aperture (10).

Abstract: The present invention discloses a system and method by which radio transceiver equipment may be coupled to antenna equipment polarized in either of two orthogonal polarizations without requiring any adaptation or additional componentry while providing the same signal path attributes irrespective of the polarization chosen. Accordingly, a single transceiver/antenna unit may be utilized for providing communications polarized vertically, or slant right, and polarized horizontally, or slant left.

Abstract: A waveguide antenna apparatus is provided including a rectangular waveguide having one end short-circuited by a terminating conductor and another end opened. The rectangular waveguide includes a grounding conductor and a ceiling conductor opposed to each other, and includes two side surface conductors joining the grounding conductor with the ceiling conductor and being opposed to each other. An antenna element has one end and another end, where one end thereof is connected with a position in the ceiling conductor in a vicinity of opened another end of the rectangular waveguide, and another end thereof is connected with a feeding portion located in the grounding conductor. The ceiling conductor includes a removed portion on the side of opened another end of the rectangular waveguide. Then an electromagnetic wave of a fed radio signal is radiated from the removed portion and opened another end of the rectangular waveguide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to three dimensional conical horn antenna coupled image detectors and the manufacturing method thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to the method of manufacturing an image detector by coupling three dimensional conical horn antenna with the image detector which are constructed using the Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) Technology that improves the sensitivity of the image detector.

Abstract: A dual circular polarization waveguide (24) is described which has a septum (36) which divides the waveguide (24) into two separate compartments (38, 40) each with a probe (30A, 30B) passing through the end wall (32) of the waveguide (24) into the compartment (38, 40) to detect respective signals in each of the compartments (38, 40). The septum (36) is proportioned and dimensioned to convert the left and right circularly polarized signals, into substantially linearly polarized signals as the signals pass along the waveguide (24) past the septum (36) so as by the time the signals reach the probes (30A, 30B) they are linearly polarized. The probes (30A, 30B) which pass through the rear wall (32) of the waveguide (24) are oriented such that they couple into the magnetic field of the primary or fundamental waveguide mode.

Abstract: A transverse device array phase shifter includes an overmoded waveguide structure having a top conductive broad wall surface, a bottom conductive broad wall surface and opposed first and second conductive side wall surfaces. At least one transverse device array circuit is positioned in the waveguide circuit. Each circuit comprises a generally planar dielectric substrate having a microwave circuit defined thereon, and a plurality of spaced discrete phase shifter elements. The substrate is disposed within the waveguide structure generally transverse to the side wall surfaces. A bias circuit applies a voltage to reverse bias the phase shifter elements. The transverse device array phase shifter circuit causes a change in phase of microwave or millimeter-wave energy propagating through the waveguide structure.

Abstract: The present invention provides a 3-dimensional wave-guiding structure for horn or tube-type waveguides. The wave-guiding structure comprises a fiber-reinforced composite material and a conductive nonwoven fabric shaped together with the composite material. The present invention also provides a 3-dimensional wave-guiding structure comprising a conductive nonwoven fabric 30 and a fiber-reinforced triaxial woven fabric 20 which are laminated alternately or in an arbitrary order. The conductive nonwoven fabric having flexibility can be readily shaped together with the composite material composed of a triaxial woven fabric or the like in conformity with the 3-dimensional shape of various horn or tube-like waveguides such as a waveguide diplexer, waveguide circulator, hybrid waveguide and waveguide directional coupler to provide a lightweight wave-guiding structure capable of achieving both excellent mechanical and electrical characteristics.

Abstract: The present invention relates to antenna feeds (10, 30, 70, 78, 94) for use in linear or circularly polarised systems. In one embodiment of the invention, a cross-type antenna feed (30) comprises a cylindrical metal waveguide housing (12) and a cross-type metal feed body (32) coupled to the front of the waveguide housing (12). The feed body (32) has four peripherally spaced corrugated arm portions (34) arranged in a mutually orthogonal relationship, where the arm portions (34) extend radially outwardly from a longitudinal axis (16) of the feed body (32). Ridges (36) on each arm portion (34) are arranged concentrically around the axis (16) and parallel thereto, with successive ridges spaced from the axis (16) in a tiered arrangement. In another embodiment the antenna feed is a dielectric lens. The antenna feed is used in an antenna system having a reflector antenna in addition or in a low noise block (LNB) receiver.