Recent progress in development of multiband feed horns (Review)

Fedor F. Dubrovka; Rostyslav F. Dubrovka; Yu. A. Ovsianyk; Ya. O. Rospopa

doi:10.1109/ICATT.2007.4425113

Authors

Fedor F. Dubrovka National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3485-6822
Rostyslav F. Dubrovka Queen Mary, University of London, United Kingdom https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6900-1819
Yu. A. Ovsianyk National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8931-5612
Ya. O. Rospopa National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1109/ICATT.2007.4425113

Keywords:

multiband feed system, corrugated horn, dielectric loaded horn, multimode horn

Abstract

This paper proposes overview of the multiband feed system for reflector-type antennas. Coaxial, multimode Potter's type structures, multiband corrugated and dielectric loaded feed horns is discussed below.

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