Multi-band feed assembly for linear and circular polarization
First Claim
1. A multi-band antenna feed comprising:
- a first waveguide and a second waveguide, each said waveguide including;
(a) a distal section;
(b) a medial section; and
(c) a proximal section;
wherein said distal section and said medial section are configured to rotate relative to each other and relative to said proximal section;
wherein, when said distal section and said medial section are in a first configuration relative to each other and to said proximal section, the waveguide transforms linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation input to a proximal end of said proximal section into linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation output from a distal end of said distal section and transforms linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation input to said distal end of said distal section into linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation output from said proximal end of said proximal section;
wherein, when said distal section and said medial section are in a second configuration relative to each other and to said proximal section, the waveguide transforms linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation input to said proximal end of said proximal section into circularly polarized electromagnetic radiation output from said distal end of said distal section and transforms circularly polarized electromagnetic radiation input to said distal end of said distal section into linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation output from said proximal end of said proximal section;
wherein said distal section and said medial section are rotated differently with respect to each other in said second configuration than in said first configuration,wherein(i) said first waveguide is configured for transforming said electromagnetic radiation of a first frequency band; and
(ii) said second waveguide is nested within said first waveguide and configured for transforming said electromagnetic radiation of a second frequency band that is different from said first frequency band.
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Abstract
A waveguide has distal, medial and proximal sections. The distal and medial sections rotate relative to each other and to the proximal section. In a first configuration, the waveguide transforms linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation at the proximal end of the proximal section to linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation at the distal end of the distal section and vice versa. In a second configuration, the waveguide transforms linearly polarized radiation at the proximal end of the proximal section into circularly polarized electromagnetic radiation at the distal end of the distal section and vice versa. Preferably, the distal and medial sections include respective eight-wavelength polarizers and the proximal section includes a quarter-wavelength polarizer. A multi-band antenna feed includes two such waveguides, one nested inside the other, for transforming electromagnetic radiation of respective frequency bands.
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17 Claims
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1. A multi-band antenna feed comprising:
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a first waveguide and a second waveguide, each said waveguide including; (a) a distal section; (b) a medial section; and (c) a proximal section; wherein said distal section and said medial section are configured to rotate relative to each other and relative to said proximal section; wherein, when said distal section and said medial section are in a first configuration relative to each other and to said proximal section, the waveguide transforms linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation input to a proximal end of said proximal section into linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation output from a distal end of said distal section and transforms linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation input to said distal end of said distal section into linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation output from said proximal end of said proximal section; wherein, when said distal section and said medial section are in a second configuration relative to each other and to said proximal section, the waveguide transforms linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation input to said proximal end of said proximal section into circularly polarized electromagnetic radiation output from said distal end of said distal section and transforms circularly polarized electromagnetic radiation input to said distal end of said distal section into linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation output from said proximal end of said proximal section; wherein said distal section and said medial section are rotated differently with respect to each other in said second configuration than in said first configuration, wherein (i) said first waveguide is configured for transforming said electromagnetic radiation of a first frequency band; and (ii) said second waveguide is nested within said first waveguide and configured for transforming said electromagnetic radiation of a second frequency band that is different from said first frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A back end, for an orthogonal mode transducer that includes a port for exchanging signals of a certain polarization, the back end comprising:
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(a) a diplexer, for being coupled operationally to said port; (b) a block up-converter; (c) a low noise block; (d) a receive reject filter wherethrough said block up-converter is operationally coupled to said diplexer; and (e) a transmit reject filter, wherethrough said low noise block is operationally coupled to said diplexer, wherein said diplexer is load matched to said filters in a band where the signals are being exchanged.
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17. A waveguide comprising:
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(a) a distal section; (b) a medial section; and (c) a proximal section; wherein said distal section and said medial section are configured to rotate relative to each other and relative to said proximal section; wherein, when said distal section and said medial section are in a first configuration relative to each other and to said proximal section, the waveguide transforms linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation input to a proximal end of said proximal section into linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation output from a distal end of said distal section and transforms linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation input to said distal end of said distal section into linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation output from said proximal end of said proximal section; wherein, when said distal section and said medial section are in a second configuration relative to each other and to said proximal section, the waveguide transforms linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation input to said proximal end of said proximal section into circularly polarized electromagnetic radiation output from said distal end of said distal section and transforms circularly polarized electromagnetic radiation input to said distal end of said distal section into linearly polarized electromagnetic radiation output from said proximal end of said proximal section; wherein said distal section and said medial section are rotated differently with respect to each other in said second configuration than in said first configuration; and wherein said distal section and said medial section include respective eighth-wavelength polarizers, and said proximal section includes a quarter-wavelength polarizer.
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