All dielectric dual band Linear-to-Circular polarisation converter

María Lorente Crespo, Guillem Ballesteros-Garcia, Carolina Mateo-Segura

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Abstract

For an optimum communication link,
antennas at both ends must share the same
polarization. Under certain conditions, the
polarization state of an electromagnetic wave
propagating in free-space may be rotated. As a
result, the transferred information may arrive
corrupted or lost. As satellite communication
systems migrate towards higher frequency bands
such as the Ka-band, depolarization, mainly due to
weather effects, becomes particularly relevant. In
this respect, circular polarization is more robust.
Here, a dual-band all dielectric polarization
converter which converts linearly polarized plane
waves into high purity circularly polarized waves is
proposed. Thanks to their metal-free nature, these
type of devices are able to withstand high powers,
such as those required for satellite communications.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages5
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2017
Event38th ESA Antenna Workshop: Innovative Antenna Systems and Technologies for Future Space Missions - Noordwijk, Netherlands
Duration: 3 Oct 20176 Oct 2017

Conference

Conference38th ESA Antenna Workshop
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityNoordwijk
Period3/10/176/10/17

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