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IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters
Volume 10 Number 8, August 2000

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Power Splitting Transition for Circularly Polarized Feed Networks

Uwe Rosenberg, Senior Member, IEEE and Martin Schneider

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Abstract:

A new power splitting transition is introduced that is based on a step transformer approach for interfacing two square waveguides with a mutual alignment of the cross sections of 45°. It is shown to provide high-performance matching properties while maintaining easy and low-cost fabrication. A well-suited mode matching CAD has been used for study and hardware design. Verification is provided by experimental results of transitions realized for the 27 GHz band.

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