Single-ridge waveguide T-junctions for compact multilayer beam forming networks

摘要

In this work, an H-plane and an E-plane single-ridge waveguide T-junction exhibitingrncompact size and broadband performance are presented. Thanks to these features thernproposed devices turn out to be key components for the implementation of highperformancernmultilayer antenna beam-forming networks. Effectiveness and suitabilityrnof such T-junctions are demonstrated through the design of a broadband arrayrnantenna feeding network. The presented components operate at Ku band, neverthelessrnthe adopted architectures are fully scalable to other frequency band of interest.