EP0014692A2 - Mode coupler in an automatic angle tracking system - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a mode coupler according to the preamble of the claim 1, included in an automatic angle tracking system in microwave antennas, operating with circular polarization.
- the tracking system can be included in a satellite for telecommunication between one or several transmitting ground stations and a number of receiving ground stations, the tracking system keeping the antenna of the satellite directed towards a certain area of the ground by means of a so called beacon signal from one of the transmitting ground stations.
- mode coupLer is in the present application meant an arrangement which can separate the basic mode from the various higher order modes and deLiver output signals proportional to the strength of the various higher modes.
- a known tracking system with the property to detect a certain deviation (the pointing error) between the reflector axis of a ground station and the direction of a target by separating the higher order modes from the basic mode is described in BeLL System TechnicaL JournaL, JuLy 1963, pages 1283-1307.
- a circular waveguide is connected to the feeding horn, only the basic mode being formed in the wave guide if the pointing error is zero, i e if the antenna is perfectly directed towards the target. Otherwise higher modes arise in the wave guide, among which one, namely the TM01 is empLoyed to form error signals together with the basic mode and which are allowed to control the regulating circuits in the antenna system of the ground station so that the pointing error will become zero.
- a sum signal is obtained from the basic mode and a difference signal from the higher mode TM 01 .
- the error signaLs for example in the elevation and the azimuth directions are in the receiver of the tracking system indicated by means of the difference and the sum signals, the amplitude and the phase position of the difference signal reLativeLy the sum signal determining the magnitude of the angle deviation of the target from the antenna axis and the direction of the deviation, respectively.
- a very good phase equality between the signal paths is required for the sum and the difference signals, particuLarLy at off-boresight tracking.
- the system is sensible to changes in the poLarization of the beacon signal.
- a first and a second higher mode, TM 01 and TE 21 , respectively and the basic mode TE 11 are employed to create the error signals.
- This known system contains a mode coupler, consisting of three wave guide sections, which together form the circuLar wave guide connected to the feeding horn of the system. Two of these wave guide sections are each provided with a pair of rectangular wave guides, which are connected to the main wave guide with a certain aperture to couple out the required higher modes to form difference signals. Together with the sum signal, extracted in another place in the system, the error signaLs are formed.
- error signals in two planes are to be created which are depending only on the difference angles of the target in these planes but not on variations in the strength of the beacon signal (the fading) and the polarization (the depoLarization) within certain Limits.
- Such variations arise., for example, through the influence of the atmosphere on the wave propagation.
- the system should also be as unsensible as possible to changes in the characteristics of the components which inevitably arise, for example in time or at varying temperature. It is of importance partly to employ appropriate wave guide modes and partly to couple out these in appropriate manner to create the sum- and the difference signals and partly to Let the signals be conducted the same or possibly equal paths from the antenna to the receiver. Otherwise, varying sensitivity at reception or eventual pointing error is obtained. ParticuLarLy at off-boresight tracking, also pointing errors are obtained as a consequence of the sensitivity variation.
- two higher modes TM 01 and TE 21 and the basic modes TE 11V and TE 11H in a smooth wave guide, or E 02 and HE 21 and NE 11V and NE 11H in a corrugated wave guide are employed and aLL the empLoyed modes are coupled out in the same section of the circular main wave guide, whereupon from these modes.
- two sum and two difference signals are formed and guided through a common receiver channel, whereby the difficulties in keeping the signals equal in phase are avoided.
- the error signals are produced in the two planes by employing the sum and difference signals belonging to the respective planes.
- the object of the present invention is thus to provide a mode coupler, which conducts two higher modes and two basic modes in order to create two difference signals (for example denominated ⁇ x and ⁇ y ) and two sum signals (for example Ex and ⁇ y ), the obtained modes and the sum-difference-signals travelling an equal path through the tracking system and, in addition, in pairs ( ⁇ x, ⁇ x and Ey , ⁇ y) showing the same influence from the depolarization of the beacon signal.
- the invention is then characterized as appears from the characterizing part of claim 1.
- the tracking system in which the proposed mode coupler is included, represents a part of the telecommunication equipment of a sateLLite, which receives, treats and transmits the signals received from the ground station to a number of other ground stations.
- the transmission is carried out by RF-signaLs and for that purpose two frequency bands are selected, which are schematicLy shown in Fig 1.
- the band f 1 -f 2 (for example 400 MHz) with the center frequency fT forms the transmitter channel for a certain ground station and the band f 3 -f 4 with the center frequency f R forms the receiver channel for the station.
- the transmission of the transmitter and the receiver channels is carried out within the GHz-band and by means of a reflector antenna, with a horn antenna as feeder.
- a beacon frequency f b for example 12.498 GHz.
- the two bands f 1 -f 2 and f3-f 4 can either be situated below the beacon frequency f b , as shown in Fig 1, or above this frequency. In certain cases only one band is used (an antenna for transmitting from or reception to a satellite only).
- Fig 2 it is shown more detailed the two higher modes, which arise in the main wave guide of the tracking system, the guide being connected to the antenna.
- the modes are employed to indicate an eventual deviation between the directions of the reference signal of the antenna and the target direction.
- the two basic modes TE 11V and TE 11H are shown. These are employed for transmitting the telecommunication signals and for normalization of the difference signals.
- the principle of the tracking is that the two modes TE 21 and TM 01 in a smooth-waLLed wave guide (or corresponding modes HE21 and E 02 in a corrugated wave guide), according to Fig 2, which have the same amplitude and phase in the y-direction, and opposite phase but the same amplitude in the x-direction are added to form the error signals ⁇ x and ⁇ y .
- the principle is generally shown in the figures 3a-3f.
- the figures 3a-3c show the addition of the two modes, a signal representing the error in the y-direction (the eLevationaL error) being obtained, while the figures 3d-3f show subtraction of the two modes, a signal representing the error in the x-direction (the azimutal error) being obtained.
- the structure of the mode coupler in the tracking system appears from Fig 4. It consists of a circular wave guide 1, which is connected to the feeding horn, not shown, in the tracking system, and to a polarization unit, which is not shown in the description.
- the main wave guide 1 can either constitute an integrated part of the feeding horn or consist of a separate part connected to the feeding horn.
- the wave guide walls can either be performed with smoothed or corrugated surfaces.
- Four rectangular wave guide arms 2a-2d are provided to the circular main wave guide 1, which each are coupled to the wave guide 1 by the apertures 3a-3d.
- the apertures 3a-3d are arranged reLativeLy displaced 90 0 around the outer circumference of the wave guide 1.
- the front part 11 of the wave guide 1 is shown in a cut feature in order to make the positions of the apertures clear.
- Characteristic for the proposed mode coupler is that the rectangular wave guide arms 2a-2d are connected to the main wave guide 1 in the same section.
- the front part 11 constitutes the feeding horn or is connected to the horn in known manner, this part of the circularly polarized wave guide field in the TE 11 -mode transmitting the two communication channels f 1 -f 2 , f 3 -f 4 and the beacon frequency signal f b according to Fig 1.
- the two higher modes TE21 and TM 01 arising in the main wave guide at a certain angle deviation of the incoming signals to the tracking system are employed to form the error signals ⁇ x and ⁇ y .
- the coupling of these higher modes is carried out by exciting the TE 10 -mode in the wave guide arms 2a-2d, from the field in the main wave guide 1 by coupLing openings in the form of the apertures 3a-3d.
- the apertures 3a-3d are preferably of rectangular form and their dimension is chosen in such a way that a sufficient coupling of the TE 10 -mode is obtained from the wave guide 1 to the rectangular wave guide arms 2a-2d.
- the inner sectional area of these will, however, be dimensioned so that the TE 10 -mode propagates in the wave guides 2a-2d at the frequency f b in known manner.
- the amplitude and the phase of the TE 10 -mode occurring in the rectangular wave guides 2a-2d is then determined by the amplitude and the phase position of the higher modes TE 21 , TM 01 and the basic mode TE 11 , occurring in the main wave guide 1, aLL the modes giving a certain contribution to the field in the rectangular wave guides 2a-2d.
- Fig 5 shows more in detaiL the circular wave guide 1 of the mode coupler in which, for the sake of clarity, the rectangular wave guide arms 2a-2d are omitted.
- the rear part 12 of the wave guide 1 shows a tapered part 13, containing two sections I and II.
- the section I is situated on a distance d 1 from the section, defined by the wave guides 2a-2d, the distance d 1 being chosen for a certain value of the radius R, so that a standing wave for the TE 21 -mode is created in the wave guide part, Limited by the distance d 1 and so that the maximum value of the mode coincides at the apertures 3a-3d or close to these.
- the section II is situated on a distance d 2 from the mentioned sections, the distance d 2 being chosen so that a standing wave for the TM01 is created in the wave guide part Limited by the distance d 2 which assumes a maximum value at the apertures 3a-3d or close to these.
- the distances d 1 and d 2 then form an even (but not necessarily the same) number of quarter-waveLengths for the modes TE 21 and TM 01 , respectively.
- the taped part.13.of the circular wave guide forms a mode filter for filtering away the non-desired modes TE 21 and TM 01 , which are reflected back to the apertures 3a-3d at the short circuit planes formed by the sections I and II and, according to above there assume a maximum value.
- the mode filter 13 does not influence the TE 11 -mode, which transmits the telecommunication signals within the frequency bands f 1 -f 2 , f 3 -f 4 , which thus appear across the outlet of the mode coupler.
- the tapered part 13 has a non-Linear contour, which can be determined by experimental measurements.
- the coupling out from the wave guide field in the circular main wave guide 1 is carried out by means of the four apertures 3a-3d and the TE 10 -mode is excited in the four wave guide arms 2a-2d.
- a wave guide arm is shown more in detail. It consists of a broader part, connected to the main wave guide, and has the sectional dimensions indicated by a and b, respectively in Fig 6.
- the dimension b 1 is chosen in such a way that aLL frequencies of the field in the wave guide 2a from f 1 up to f b can be propagated in the wave guide as a TE 10 -mode.
- the wave guide 2a has a tapered part which is principally Limited by the sections III and IV.
- the dimension b 2 of the wave guide is such that the center frequency f T of the band f 1 -f 2 is reflected, i e b 2 is such that the section III forms a short-circuit plane for the TE 10 -mode at the frequency f T .
- the distance d 4 for the section IV should be chosen in such a way that the dimension b 3 is such that the center frequency f R of the band f 3 -f 4 is refLected.
- the wave guide sections III and IV thus define a frequency filter for filtering away the telecommumcation signals, the distances d 3 and d 4 forming a number (not necessariLy the same) of half wave Lengths for the TE 10 -mode at the center frequencies f T and f R , i e the sections III and IV form the short circuit planes, transformed to the apertures 3a-3d, for the frequencies f R and f T respectively.
- the wave guide 2a and the remaining wave guides 2b-2d only the signals corresponding to the TE 11 -mode which has the frequency f b are obtained and, furthermore, the signals corresponding to the two modes TE 21 and TM 01 at the frequency f b in the main wave guide 1.
- a wave guide network is schematicLy shown, consisting of so caLLed magic Ts, which is connected to the four rectangular wave guide arms 2a-2d for recovering the error signals ⁇ x, ⁇ y and the reference signals Ex and ⁇ y.
- Each connection point m1-m4 represents a magic T with two inputs 1 and 2 and a sum- and a difference output s and ⁇ , respectively.
- the signals, appearing on the outlets of the four wave guide arms 2a-2d are shown, which are derived from the four modes TE 21 , TM 01 and TE 11H , TE 11V , appearing in the main wave guide 1, cf Fig 2.
- Fig 7 shows that the signals ⁇ x and ⁇ y are separated in three different stages. In the first stage the signals, derived from the TE21-and TM 01 -modes in the connection points m1 and m2, are separated. In the second stage, a separation of the two modes TE 21 and TM 01 is carried out in the connection point m3 and in the third stage the desired error signals ⁇ x and ⁇ y is formed by vectorial addition in the connection points m4 as shown in Fig 3.
- phase-and amplitude adjustments can be introduced (trimming and temperature compensation). In some cases this is not necessary, the connection points m3 and m4 being omitted.
- correct phase-and amplitude properties be obtained by accurate choice of the distances d 1 and d 2 in Fig 5, of the difference in phase propagation between the TE 21 and TM 01 -modes when propagating from the orifice of the horn, and of the dimensions of the apertures 3a-3d in Fig 5.
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- The present invention relates to a mode coupler according to the preamble of the
claim 1, included in an automatic angle tracking system in microwave antennas, operating with circular polarization. The tracking system can be included in a satellite for telecommunication between one or several transmitting ground stations and a number of receiving ground stations, the tracking system keeping the antenna of the satellite directed towards a certain area of the ground by means of a so called beacon signal from one of the transmitting ground stations. - It is previously known that higher order modes arise in microwave antennas, the modes having odd character when the receiving radiation incides obLigueLy towards the antenna. The number of modes obtained is determined by the cut-off wavelength of the respective mode in the feeding wave guide and if this is greater than the actual wavelength. The strength of the odd modes in relation to the even basic mode for a certain antenna only depends on the angle deviation and is for a smaLL amount approximately proportional to this deviation. By "mode coupLer" is in the present application meant an arrangement which can separate the basic mode from the various higher order modes and deLiver output signals proportional to the strength of the various higher modes.
- A known tracking system with the property to detect a certain deviation (the pointing error) between the reflector axis of a ground station and the direction of a target by separating the higher order modes from the basic mode is described in BeLL System TechnicaL JournaL, JuLy 1963, pages 1283-1307. In this system a circular waveguide is connected to the feeding horn, only the basic mode being formed in the wave guide if the pointing error is zero, i e if the antenna is perfectly directed towards the target. Otherwise higher modes arise in the wave guide, among which one, namely the TM01 is empLoyed to form error signals together with the basic mode and which are allowed to control the regulating circuits in the antenna system of the ground station so that the pointing error will become zero. In the mode coupler a sum signal is obtained from the basic mode and a difference signal from the higher mode TM01. The error signaLs, for example in the elevation and the azimuth directions are in the receiver of the tracking system indicated by means of the difference and the sum signals, the amplitude and the phase position of the difference signal reLativeLy the sum signal determining the magnitude of the angle deviation of the target from the antenna axis and the direction of the deviation, respectively. To obtain good accuracy in this system, a very good phase equality between the signal paths is required for the sum and the difference signals, particuLarLy at off-boresight tracking. As also shown in the mentioned article, the system is sensible to changes in the poLarization of the beacon signal. In another known system, operating according to the same principle and described in the USA Patent 3.821.741, a first and a second higher mode, TM01 and TE21, respectively and the basic mode TE11 are employed to create the error signals. This known system contains a mode coupler, consisting of three wave guide sections, which together form the circuLar wave guide connected to the feeding horn of the system. Two of these wave guide sections are each provided with a pair of rectangular wave guides, which are connected to the main wave guide with a certain aperture to couple out the required higher modes to form difference signals. Together with the sum signal, extracted in another place in the system, the error signaLs are formed. The employment of two higher modes TM01 and TE31 makes it possible for the system to work with not fuLLy circularly polarized signals and to deliver difference signals, insulated between themselves, for two perpendicular planes, which implies Lower demands regarding the phase equaLity between the signal paths compared with previous system. However, the different coupling-out points from the circular wave guide of the two higher modes will imply difficulties in maintaining the phase equality between the difference and the sum signals at varying temperature or frequency. Phase differences between these signals will Lead to varying sensitivity upon reception and particularly at off-boresight tracking to a direct pointing error.
- In a system of the above mentioned kind, error signals in two planes, for example the elevation and the azimuth planes, are to be created which are depending only on the difference angles of the target in these planes but not on variations in the strength of the beacon signal (the fading) and the polarization (the depoLarization) within certain Limits. Such variations arise., for example, through the influence of the atmosphere on the wave propagation. The system should also be as unsensible as possible to changes in the characteristics of the components which inevitably arise, for example in time or at varying temperature. It is of importance partly to employ appropriate wave guide modes and partly to couple out these in appropriate manner to create the sum- and the difference signals and partly to Let the signals be conducted the same or possibly equal paths from the antenna to the receiver. Otherwise, varying sensitivity at reception or eventual pointing error is obtained. ParticuLarLy at off-boresight tracking, also pointing errors are obtained as a consequence of the sensitivity variation.
- According to the present invention, two higher modes TM01 and TE21 and the basic modes TE11V and TE11H in a smooth wave guide, or E02 and HE21 and NE11V and NE11H in a corrugated wave guide are employed and aLL the empLoyed modes are coupled out in the same section of the circular main wave guide, whereupon from these modes., two sum and two difference signals are formed and guided through a common receiver channel, whereby the difficulties in keeping the signals equal in phase are avoided. In the receiver, the error signals are produced in the two planes by employing the sum and difference signals belonging to the respective planes. The object of the present invention is thus to provide a mode coupler, which conducts two higher modes and two basic modes in order to create two difference signals (for example denominated Δx and Δy ) and two sum signals (for example Ex and Σy ), the obtained modes and the sum-difference-signals travelling an equal path through the tracking system and, in addition, in pairs (Σx, Δx and Ey ,Δy) showing the same influence from the depolarization of the beacon signal. The invention is then characterized as appears from the characterizing part of
claim 1. - The invention wiLL be more fuLLy described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, where
- Fig 1 shows a frequency diagram which indicates the position of the transmitter channel the receiver channel and the beacon frequency of the tracking system in which the mode coupler according to the invention is included.
- Fig 2 shows a simplified field pattern of the two employed higher modes and the basic mode in the main wave guide included in the tracking system.
- Figs 3a-3f iLLustrate schematicLy how the error signals in the tracking system are formed from the two higher modes, shown in Fig 2.
- Fig 4 shows a perspective view of the mode coupler according to the invention.
- Fig 5 shows a side view of the part of the mode coupler, according to Fig 4, which filters away the two higher modes.
- Fig 6 shows more fuLLy a rectangular wave guide arm which is included in the mode coupler according to Fig 4.
- Fig 7 shows a circuit diagram which illustrates the creation of a reference signaL and error signals.
- Before the description of the mode coupler according to the present invention, the known principle, according to above, for forming the error signals when tracking by means of two higher wave guide modes wiLL be more fuLLy illustrated. The tracking system, in which the proposed mode coupler is included, represents a part of the telecommunication equipment of a sateLLite, which receives, treats and transmits the signals received from the ground station to a number of other ground stations. The transmission is carried out by RF-signaLs and for that purpose two frequency bands are selected, which are schematicLy shown in Fig 1. The band f1-f2 (for example 400 MHz) with the center frequency fT forms the transmitter channel for a certain ground station and the band f3-f4 with the center frequency fR forms the receiver channel for the station. The transmission of the transmitter and the receiver channels is carried out within the GHz-band and by means of a reflector antenna, with a horn antenna as feeder. For transmission of the direction information, there is a beacon frequency fb, for example 12.498 GHz. The two bands f1-f2 and f3-f4 can either be situated below the beacon frequency fb, as shown in Fig 1, or above this frequency. In certain cases only one band is used (an antenna for transmitting from or reception to a satellite only).
- In Fig 2 it is shown more detailed the two higher modes, which arise in the main wave guide of the tracking system, the guide being connected to the antenna. The modes are employed to indicate an eventual deviation between the directions of the reference signal of the antenna and the target direction.
- Moreover the two basic modes TE11V and TE11H (smooth-waLLed wave guide; HE11V and NE11H for corrugated wave guide) are shown. These are employed for transmitting the telecommunication signals and for normalization of the difference signals. The principle of the tracking is that the two modes TE21 and TM01 in a smooth-waLLed wave guide (or corresponding modes HE21 and E02 in a corrugated wave guide), according to Fig 2, which have the same amplitude and phase in the y-direction, and opposite phase but the same amplitude in the x-direction are added to form the error signals Δx and Δy . The principle is generally shown in the figures 3a-3f. The figures 3a-3c show the addition of the two modes, a signal representing the error in the y-direction (the eLevationaL error) being obtained, while the figures 3d-3f show subtraction of the two modes, a signal representing the error in the x-direction (the azimutal error) being obtained.
- The structure of the mode coupler in the tracking system appears from Fig 4. It consists of a
circular wave guide 1, which is connected to the feeding horn, not shown, in the tracking system, and to a polarization unit, which is not shown in the description. Themain wave guide 1 can either constitute an integrated part of the feeding horn or consist of a separate part connected to the feeding horn. The wave guide walls can either be performed with smoothed or corrugated surfaces. Four rectangularwave guide arms 2a-2d are provided to the circularmain wave guide 1, which each are coupled to thewave guide 1 by the apertures 3a-3d. The apertures 3a-3d are arranged reLativeLy displaced 900 around the outer circumference of thewave guide 1. In Fig 4, thefront part 11 of thewave guide 1 is shown in a cut feature in order to make the positions of the apertures clear. - Characteristic for the proposed mode coupler is that the rectangular wave guide
arms 2a-2d are connected to themain wave guide 1 in the same section. Thefront part 11 constitutes the feeding horn or is connected to the horn in known manner, this part of the circularly polarized wave guide field in the TE11-mode transmitting the two communication channels f1-f2, f3-f4 and the beacon frequency signal fb according to Fig 1. According to known principles, the two higher modes TE21 and TM01, arising in the main wave guide at a certain angle deviation of the incoming signals to the tracking system are employed to form the error signals Δx and Δy . The coupling of these higher modes is carried out by exciting the TE10-mode in the wave guidearms 2a-2d, from the field in themain wave guide 1 by coupLing openings in the form of the apertures 3a-3d. The apertures 3a-3d are preferably of rectangular form and their dimension is chosen in such a way that a sufficient coupling of the TE10-mode is obtained from thewave guide 1 to the rectangular wave guidearms 2a-2d. The inner sectional area of these will, however, be dimensioned so that the TE10-mode propagates in the wave guides 2a-2d at the frequency fb in known manner. The amplitude and the phase of the TE10-mode occurring in the rectangular wave guides 2a-2d, is then determined by the amplitude and the phase position of the higher modes TE21, TM01 and the basic mode TE11, occurring in themain wave guide 1, aLL the modes giving a certain contribution to the field in the rectangular wave guides 2a-2d. - Fig 5 shows more in detaiL the
circular wave guide 1 of the mode coupler in which, for the sake of clarity, the rectangular wave guidearms 2a-2d are omitted. Therear part 12 of thewave guide 1 shows atapered part 13, containing two sections I and II. The section I is situated on a distance d1 from the section, defined by the wave guides 2a-2d, the distance d1 being chosen for a certain value of the radius R, so that a standing wave for the TE21-mode is created in the wave guide part, Limited by the distance d1 and so that the maximum value of the mode coincides at the apertures 3a-3d or close to these. The section II is situated on a distance d2 from the mentioned sections, the distance d2 being chosen so that a standing wave for the TM01 is created in the wave guide part Limited by the distance d2 which assumes a maximum value at the apertures 3a-3d or close to these. The distances d1 and d2 then form an even (but not necessarily the same) number of quarter-waveLengths for the modes TE21 and TM01, respectively. The taped part.13.of the circular wave guide forms a mode filter for filtering away the non-desired modes TE21 and TM01, which are reflected back to the apertures 3a-3d at the short circuit planes formed by the sections I and II and, according to above there assume a maximum value. Themode filter 13, however, does not influence the TE11-mode, which transmits the telecommunication signals within the frequency bands f1-f2, f3-f4, which thus appear across the outlet of the mode coupler. Thetapered part 13 has a non-Linear contour, which can be determined by experimental measurements. - As previously mentioned, the coupling out from the wave guide field in the circular
main wave guide 1 is carried out by means of the four apertures 3a-3d and the TE10-mode is excited in the four wave guidearms 2a-2d. In Fig 6 such a wave guide arm is shown more in detail. It consists of a broader part, connected to the main wave guide, and has the sectional dimensions indicated by a and b, respectively in Fig 6. The dimension b1 is chosen in such a way that aLL frequencies of the field in thewave guide 2a from f1 up to fb can be propagated in the wave guide as a TE10-mode. - The
wave guide 2a has a tapered part which is principally Limited by the sections III and IV. At the section III, on the distance d3 from the aperture 3a, the dimension b2 of the wave guide is such that the center frequency fT of the band f1-f2 is reflected, i e b2 is such that the section III forms a short-circuit plane for the TE10-mode at the frequency fT. According to the same principLe, the distance d4 for the section IV should be chosen in such a way that the dimension b3 is such that the center frequency fR of the band f3-f4 is refLected. The wave guide sections III and IV thus define a frequency filter for filtering away the telecommumcation signals, the distances d3 and d4 forming a number (not necessariLy the same) of half wave Lengths for the TE10-mode at the center frequencies fT and fR, i e the sections III and IV form the short circuit planes, transformed to the apertures 3a-3d, for the frequencies fR and fT respectively. Thus, from thewave guide 2a and the remaining wave guides 2b-2d, only the signals corresponding to the TE11-mode which has the frequency fb are obtained and, furthermore, the signals corresponding to the two modes TE21 and TM01 at the frequency fb in themain wave guide 1. - In Fig 7 a wave guide network is schematicLy shown, consisting of so caLLed magic Ts, which is connected to the four rectangular wave guide
arms 2a-2d for recovering the error signals Δx, Δy and the reference signals Ex and Σy. Each connection point m1-m4 represents a magic T with twoinputs arms 2a-2d, are shown, which are derived from the four modes TE21, TM01 and TE11H, TE11V, appearing in themain wave guide 1, cf Fig 2. From these the error signals Δx and Δy are recovered from the modes TE21 and TM01, while the reference signals Ex and Σy are recovered from the TE11H - and TE11V-modes respectively. Fig 7 shows that the signals Δx and Δy are separated in three different stages. In the first stage the signals, derived from the TE21-and TM01-modes in the connection points m1 and m2, are separated. In the second stage, a separation of the two modes TE21 and TM01 is carried out in the connection point m3 and in the third stage the desired error signals Δx and Δy is formed by vectorial addition in the connection points m4 as shown in Fig 3. Between m3 and m4, phase-and amplitude adjustments can be introduced (trimming and temperature compensation). In some cases this is not necessary, the connection points m3 and m4 being omitted. Herewith can, instead, correct phase-and amplitude properties be obtained by accurate choice of the distances d1 and d2 in Fig 5, of the difference in phase propagation between the TE21 and TM01-modes when propagating from the orifice of the horn, and of the dimensions of the apertures 3a-3d in Fig 5.
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