High performance multimode horn
First Claim
1. A multimode horn for either transmitting or receiving an electromagnetic signal and for feeding an antenna, said horn comprising a generally conical wall flaring radially outwardly from a throat section to an aperture, said wall defining an internal surface having a plurality of discontinuities formed thereon and made out of electrically conductive material, the geometry of said discontinuities being configured and sized for altering the higher order mode content of the signal to achieve a balance between a plurality of performance parameters of the antenna over at least one pre-determined frequency range of the signal.
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Abstract
A multimode horn used to feed an antenna includes a generally conical wall for transmitting and/or receiving an electromagnetic signal there through. The wall flares radially outwardly from a throat section to an aperture and defines an internal surface having a plurality of discontinuities formed thereon and made out of electrically conductive material. The geometry of the discontinuities are configured and sized for altering the higher order mode content of the signal to achieve a balance between a plurality of performance parameters of the antenna over at least one pre-determined frequency range of the signal. The discontinuities are selected from the group consisting of local smooth profile, step, corrugation and choke.
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24 Claims
- 1. A multimode horn for either transmitting or receiving an electromagnetic signal and for feeding an antenna, said horn comprising a generally conical wall flaring radially outwardly from a throat section to an aperture, said wall defining an internal surface having a plurality of discontinuities formed thereon and made out of electrically conductive material, the geometry of said discontinuities being configured and sized for altering the higher order mode content of the signal to achieve a balance between a plurality of performance parameters of the antenna over at least one pre-determined frequency range of the signal.
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15. A method for designing and manufacturing a multimode horn for either transmitting or receiving an electromagnetic signal and for feeding an antenna, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a generally conical wall flaring radially outwardly from a throat section to an aperture, said wall defining an internal surface; and
b) forming a plurality of discontinuities made out of electrically conductive material on said internal surface, the geometry of said discontinuities is configured and sized using a computational process for altering the higher order mode content of the signal to achieve a balance between a plurality of performance parameters of the antenna over at least one pre-determined frequency range of the signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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- 18. A multiple beam antenna including either reflectors or lens and a plurality of multimode horns to feed the same, each of said plurality of horns generating a respective beam of said antenna and comprising a generally conical wall flaring radially outwardly from a throat section to an aperture, said wall defining an internal surface having a plurality of discontinuities formed thereon and made out of electrically conductive material, the geometry of said discontinuities being configured and sized for altering the higher order mode content of the signal to achieve a balance between a plurality of performance parameters of the antenna over at least one pre-determined frequency range of the signal.
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