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Cup waveguide antenna with integrated polarizer and OMTA cup waveguide antenna with integrated polarizer and OMT for simultaneously communicating left and right hand circularly polarized electromagnetic waves is adjustable to obtain efficient propagation and reception of electromagnetic waves. The antenna includes a circular waveguide having an orthomode transducer utilizing first and second pins longitudinally spaced apart and oriented orthogonally with respect to each other. Six radially-oriented adjustable polarizer screws extend from the exterior to the interior of the waveguide. A septum intermediate the first and second pins is aligned with the first pin. Adjustment of the polarizer screws enables maximized propagation of and/or response to left hand circularly polarized electromagnetic waves by the first pin while simultaneously enabling maximized propagation of and/or response to right hand circularly polarized electromagnetic waves by the second pin.
Document ID
20120000396
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Acosta, Roberto J.
Kory, Carol
Lambert, Kevin M.
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
December 13, 2011
Subject Category
Communications And Radar
Report/Patent Number
Patent Application Number: US-Patent-Appl-SN-11/774,574
Patent Number: US-Patent-8,077,103
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-Patent-8,077,103
Patent Application
US-Patent-Appl-SN-11/774,574
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