Alcatel Espace

Philippe Gourlain

Regis Lenormand

Gerard Raguenet

Jean-Claude Anne

Dominique Morin

A three-access polarization and frequency duplexing device has in series a common circular waveguide for passing two polarizations of a wave within a low-frequency band and one polarizations of a wave within a high-frequency band, a first access waveguide which opens into the common waveguide and a transition, a secondary rectangular waveguide. The narrow sides of the secondary waveguide are parallel to one polarization of the low-frequency band and the broad sides are parallel to the polarization of the high-frequency band. A second access waveguide is connected to the secondary waveguide at right angles and coupled by a resonant slot. A short-circuit plate performs a short-circuiting function for the high-frequency portion of the wave of the high-frequency band aligned with the second access waveguide. The free end of the secondary waveguide being forms a third access waveguide. The first access waveguide has a filter for selecting a polarization of the wave from the low-frequency band. The second access waveguide is at right angles to the broad side of the secondary guide.

Three-access polarization and frequency duplexing device

The invention relates to a rotary microwave joint device comprising a main circular waveguide constituted by two portions (10, 11) situated as extensions to each other and rotatable relative to one another about their axis of symmetry, each of said two portions (10, 11) being provided with at least one access which is orthogonal thereto, and mechanical means enabling a circularly polarized wave to be obtained in the main waveguide. The invention is applicable to space telecommunications.

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Leguevin, France

Philippe Gourlain