Design Methodologies of Compact Orthomode Transducers Based on Mechanism of Polarization Selectivity
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Abstract
An orthomode transducer (OMT) design is presented and implemented for future RF and millimeter-wave applications. The novelty of the proposed OMT stems from a distinct concept of handling dual-polarized signals on the basis of a polarization-selective coupler (PSC). The theory of the PSC is developed and understood through analyzing its constituent waveguides. Such waveguides are hybrid forms of nonradiative dielectric waveguide and substrate-integrated waveguide. An equivalent circuit model is deduced for modeling dispersion characteristics of the PSC. Consequently, design methodologies supported with comprehensive theoretical study and simulation analysis for a PSC-based OMT are developed and examined. The general design of a PSC-based OMT basically depends on a dielectric slab coupler waveguide with a longitudinal periodic PEC polarizer wall in its middle. Practical limitations for this design is discussed and supported with solutions using a proposed top slot coupler instead of the dielectric slab coupler. Closed-form equations are obtained as design recipes for computing structure dimensions and bandwidth based on operating frequency and the material parameters. The proposed structure is prototyped and measured. Measured results show an acceptable agreement with simulation results.
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