Design of a spline horn for a W-band gyro-TWA

Zhang, Liang and He, Wenlong and Donaldson, Craig R. and Cross, Adrian W. and Robertson, Duncan and Hunter, Robert and Smith, Graham; (2017) Design of a spline horn for a W-band gyro-TWA. In: 2016 IEEE 9th UK-Europe-China Workshop on Millimetre Waves and Terahertz Technologies (UCMMT). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., CHN. ISBN 9781509022779 (https://doi.org/10.1109/UCMMT.2016.7873995)

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Abstract

A spline horn for use in a W-band gyro-TWA was design and manufactured. The horn was designed to have a high Gaussian content over the whole operating frequency band of 90-100 GHz. It also had a low reflection of the TE11 mode and high directivity.