Dual-Mode Conical Horn Antenna with 2-D Azimuthal Monopulse Pattern for Millimeter-Wave Applications
Author:
Piroutiniya Asrin1ORCID, Rasekhmanesh Mohamad Hosein1ORCID, Masa-Campos José Luis1ORCID, Calero-Rodríguez José Luis1, Ruiz-Cruz Jorge A.1ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Group of RadioFrequency: Circuits, Antennas and Systems (RFCAS), Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
Abstract
In this paper, a novel concept of a three-dimensional full metal system including a Dual-Mode Converter (DMC) network integrated with a high-gain Conical Horn Antenna (CHA) is presented. This system is designed for 5G millimeter wave applications requiring monopulse operation at K-band (37.5–39 GHz). The DMC integrates two mode converters. They excite either the TE11cir or the TE01cir modes of the circular waveguide of the CHA. The input of the mode converters is the TE10rec mode of two independent WR-28 standard rectangular waveguide ports. By integrating the DMC with the CHA, the whole system, called a Dual-Mode Conical Horn Antenna (DM-CHA), is formed, radiating the sum (Σ) and difference (Δ) patterns associated to the monopulse operation. To adequately prevent the propagation of higher order modes and mode mutual coupling, this integration procedure is carefully designed and fabricated. To prove the performance of the design, the DMC network was fabricated using subtractive manufacturing by Computer Numerical Control (CNC) technology. The CHA was fabricated using additive manufacturing by Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DLMS) technology. Finally, the simulation and measurement results were exhaustively compared, including return loss, isolation, radiation pattern, and gain of the full DM-CHA structure. It is noteworthy that this system provided up to ±11° per beam in the angular of arrival detection to support the high data rate operation for 5G satellite communications in the millimeter-wave band.
Subject
Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Biochemistry,Instrumentation,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics,Analytical Chemistry
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