K-band orthomode transducer with waveguide ports and balanced coaxial probes

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1792-1801

  Engargiola, G ^a   Navarrini, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coaxial transmission lines; Polarimetry; Radio astronomy; Waveguide transitions

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDES; FABRICATION; INSERTION LOSSES; POLARIMETERS; PROBES; RADIO ASTRONOMY; RESONANCE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COAXIAL PROBES; COAXIAL TRANSMISSION LINES; STANDING-WAVE RATIO; WAVEGUIDE TRANSITION;

TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 19544388420     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2005.847072     Document Type: Article

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