2009-06-13
Mode Degeneracy in Circular Cylindrical Ridge Waveguides
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 9, 75-83, 2009
Abstract
Studies of dual channel, polarisation agile, quad-ridge and octo-ridge feeds suggest that mode degeneracy in multi-ridge structures severely constricts operational bandwidths, for a large range of ridge dimensions. Mode characteristics in dual-ridge, quad-ridge and octo-ridge waveguide are examined in this paper, with a view to identifying both the nature of the degeneracy, and its implications for bandwidth. The results presented have been generated using a full-wave finite element electromagnetic field simulator.
Citation
Alan Sangster, and John Grant, "Mode Degeneracy in Circular Cylindrical Ridge Waveguides," Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 9, 75-83, 2009.
doi:10.2528/PIERL08121804
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