A Study on Polarisers for Satellite Applications

Konferenz: GeMiC 2014 - German Microwave Conference
10.03.2014 - 12.03.2014 in Aachen, Germany

Tagungsband: GeMiC 2014

Seiten: 4Sprache: EnglischTyp: PDF

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Autoren:
Schobert, Dennis; Christian Pfluegler,; Thiry, Thomas; Kohl, Philipp; Schneider, Michael (Airbus Defence and Space, 81663, Munich, Germany)

Inhalt:
In this work, different circular waveguide polariser concepts are analysed for spacecraft applications. By choosing circular waveguides, tilted polariser cascades according to a socalled quarter-wave plate / half-wave plate (QWP/HWP) scheme are possible, which significantly increases the bandwidth of the polariser. Simulation results for axial ratio, return loss and port to port isolation are compared to measured as well as simulated data of a commercially deployed circular waveguide polariser.