Analysis and design of flange-integrated rectangular-to-circular waveguide transformers for splashplate antenna feeds

2002 32nd European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2002

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Rosenberg, U ^a   Bornemann, J ^b   Rambabu, K ^b  

^a Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co KG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDES; FLANGES; WAVEGUIDE TRANSFORMERS;

ANTENNA FEEDS; CENTER FREQUENCY; DESIGN CONCEPT; DESIGN METHODOLOGY;

DESIGN;

EID: 84897516787     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EUMA.2002.339356     Document Type: Conference Paper

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