Precise radio astrometry and new developments for the next generation of instruments

MJ Rioja, R Dodson - The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 2020 - Springer
We present a technique-led review of the progression of precise radio astrometry, from the
first demonstrations, half a century ago, until to date and into the future. We cover the …

3-D-printed circularly polarized twisted-ridge horn antenna

K Lu, KW Leung, N Yang - IEEE Transactions on Antennas and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel wideband circularly polarized (CP) horn antenna with a pair of twisted ridges is
investigated in this communication. The wide impedance bandwidth is obtained by adapting …

Multi-level approximations for fast and accurate antenna noise temperature calculation of dual-reflector antennas

DIL de Villiers, R Lehmensiek - IEEE Transactions on Antennas …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Antenna noise temperature calculation for a reflector antenna system can be a
computationally expensive operation if the structure is electrically large. Several …

Beyond-Decade Ultrawideband Quad-Ridge Flared Horn With Dielectric Load From 1 to 20 GHz

J Flygare, J Yang, AW Pollak… - … on Antennas and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we present a novel dielectrically loaded quad-ridge flared horn (QRFH) as a
reflector feed with beyond-decade ultrawideband performance. The dielectric is machined in …

Water vapour radiometry in geodetic very long baseline interferometry telescopes: Assessed through simulations

P Forkman, J Flygare, G Elgered - Journal of Geodesy, 2021 - Springer
The accuracy of geodetic Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) is affected by water
vapour in the atmosphere in terms of variations in the signal propagation delay at the …

An ultrawideband nested coaxial waveguide feed antenna for radio astronomy

X Du, T Johnson, T Landecker… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We describe a new type of ultrawideband feed antenna based on nested coaxial
waveguides. The feed is for radio astronomy applications and covers two closely spaced …

36-90 GHz Modular Lens-Corrected Dual-Polarized Horn with Cavity

DC Son, MA Elmansouri, LB Boskovic… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Additive manufacturing enabled wideband, dual-polarized antenna operating from 36 to 90
GHz is proposed. This highly modular configuration is comprised of a quad-ridge horn …

Balanced feed low cross-polarization quad-ridged horn antenna with center cross fusiform loaded

Z Zhao, Z Wang, JR Kelly, S Gao - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This communication presents a novel quad-ridged horn (QRH) antenna incorporating a
balanced feed. A cross-shaped fusiform structure is mounted in the center of the QRH. The …

A Dual-Polarized Horn Antenna Covering Full Ka-Band Using Turnstile OMT

J Xiao, G Teni, H Li, T Ding, Q Ye - Frontiers in Physics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This article presents a dual-polarized corrugated horn antenna incorporated a turnstile
orthomode transducer (OMT) covering the full K a-band (26.5–40 GHz). A three-stepped …

Dual-polarized inverted quad-ridged flared horn antenna with one-decade bandwidth for OTA testing

X Zhang, Z Wang, C Pan, X Ba… - IEEE Antennas and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter presents a dual-polarization inverted quad-ridged flared horn antenna with an
extremely wideband of more than one decade in the range of 2–20 GHz. The modes of the …