Tapered Discontinuity
Introduction
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dB(s(1:1,1:1))
Return loss
dB(s(1:1,2:1))
Power in TE 11
dB(s(1:1,2:7))
Power in TM 11
3.3
-22.660232
-2.646719
-13.988988
3.4
-26.656136
-2.640025
-13.893733
3.5
-29.357075
3.6
-30.210976
-2.619271
-13.980091
3.7
-29.834937
-2.606238
-14.060612
3.8
-29.634740
-2.593376
-14.151781
3.9
-29.560918
-2.574089
-14.287089
-29.741284
-2.545236
-14.494543
4.1
-30.632520
-2.512583
-14.760255
4.2
-30.970757
-2.502043
-14.867617
4.3
-27.495664
-2.569718
-14.374413
4.4
-32.299152
-2.479031
-15.048818
4.5
-25.906939
-2.635720
-13.932380
4.6
-30.005579
-2.599152
-14.182456
-0.658930
-9.290421
0.0000
XY Plot 6
-80.0000 -19.4181
m3
-84.0000 -10.4786
HFSSDesign1
m1
10.7528
m2
--Abrupt
change in
radius
--Frequency
sensitive
--Narrow Band
--Gradual
change in
radius
--Wideband
With Step
discontinuity
With tapered
discontinuity
dB(GainL3X)
Setup1 : LastA daptive
Freq='3.5GHz' Phi='90deg'
-12.50
m2
dB(GainL3Y )
Setup1 : LastA daptive
Freq='3.5GHz' Phi='0deg'
-25.00
dB(GainL3Y )
Setup1 : LastA daptive
Freq='3.5GHz' Phi='45deg'
-37.50
dB(GainL3Y )
Setup1 : LastA daptive
Freq='3.5GHz' Phi='90deg'
-50.00
-62.50
-75.00
-200.00
-150.00
-100.00
-50.00
0.00
Theta [deg]
50.00
100.00
150.00
200.00
Literature Review
Dual Mode
e
-POTTER has introduced a new horn
antenna with suppressed side lobe level up
to 30 dB down in electric plane, equal beam
width and low cross polarization.
dB(GainL3X)
Setup1 : LastA daptive
Freq='3.5GHz' Phi='45deg'
m3
-simple conical
-Different E Plane & H
Plane
-No Beam symmetry
-Only TE11 mode
-No Pattern symmetry
-reflection efficiency is
not more
ANSOFT
Curve Inf o
dB(GainL3X)
Setup1 : LastA daptive
Freq='3.5GHz' Phi='0deg'
0.00
g
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Frequency
[GHz]
Y1
Pure Mode
C
r
Design
Taper angle 30
Taper angle 75
Taper angle 90
Conclusion
Taper angle
(degrees)
4.05
15
4.35
13
4.55
18
4.80
5.25
Co-Polar
Component
(dB)
Cross Polar
(dB)
Beam
Symmetry
(dB)
11.9
-21.2
38
12.69
-23.97
32
11.88
-32.08
104
15
12.505
-21.05
24
11
12.5
19.33
24
5.30
18
11.01
21.08
34
5.80
20
12.373
-19.6
40
5.90
18
12.84
-20.68
44
6.0
15
13.10
20.07
21
3.5
18
10.75
-30.15
168
Return loss(dB)
-26.901119
-29.680381
-31.773793
-31.331289
-31.880549
-33.917551
-37.828039
-37.025023
Frequency
[GHz]
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
Return loss(dB)
-35.785194
-29.887848
-33.058986
-26.541886
-28.010747
-38.362129
-28.214366
-31.388039
Future work