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US 10,256,531 B1Granted
Folded horn for high power antenna element
AssigneeLockheed Martin Corporation
InventorsArun Kumar Bhattacharyya, Thomas Henry Hand, Adam Matthew Koontz
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Abstract
A horn having folded axial corrugations is provided. The horn includes folded axial corrugations for a compact, low-profile, high-efficiency, and high power handling performance. The folded axial corrugations may include a plurality of grooves that are symmetric about a central axis, each groove including an axial portion that extends in a direction parallel to the central axis and a radial portion that extends from an end of the axial portion in a direction perpendicular to the central axis.
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An antenna, comprising:
- a horn with folded axial corrugations and a central axis, the folded axial corrugations comprising:
- a plurality of annular wall sections that are axially spaced apart and have radially offset inner edges;
- and
- a plurality of cylindrical wall sections, wherein each of the cylindrical wall sections extends perpendicularly from the inner edge of a corresponding annular wall section,
- wherein the annular wall sections form a series of axially offset annular plates, axially increasing in inner diameter, and axially decreasing in annular width moving outwards along the central axis.
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An antenna, comprising:
- a horn having folded axial corrugations and a central axis, the folded axial corrugations comprising a plurality of grooves that are symmetric about the central axis, each groove comprising an axial portion that extends in a direction parallel to the central axis and a radial portion that extends from an end of the axial portion in a direction perpendicular to the central axis.
A satellite, comprising:
- at least one horn having folded axial corrugations and a central axis, the folded axial corrugations of the at least one horn comprising:
- a plurality of annular wall sections that are axially spaced apart and have radially offset inner edges;
- and
- a plurality of cylindrical wall sections, wherein each of the cylindrical wall sections extends perpendicularly from the inner edge of a corresponding annular wall section,
- wherein the annular wall sections form a series of axially offset annular plates, axially increasing in inner diameter, and axially decreasing in annular width moving outwards along the central axis.
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