Computer aided design of wideband orthomode transducers based on the bøifot junction

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1173-1176

  Ruiz Cruz, Jorge A ^a   Montejo Garai, Jose R ^a   Rebollar, Jesús M ^a   Montesano, Carlos E ^b   Martín, María J ^b   Naranjo Masi, Margarita ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b AIRBUS GROUP INNOVATIONS   (Germany)

Author keywords

B ifot junction; Generalized admittance matrix; Mode matching; Wideband orthomode transducer

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ELECTRIC ADMITTANCE; PRODUCT DESIGN; WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS;

BIFOT JUNCTIONS; GENERALIZED ADMITTANCE MATRIX; MODE MATCHING; WIDEBAND ORTHOMODE TRANSDUCERS;

TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 34250350076     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2006.249400     Document Type: Conference Paper

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