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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2009
Sharad Vinodrai Parekh, Dallas, TX (US);
Kevin Mark Skinner, Gainesville, GA (US);
Donald Lawson Runyon, Duluth, GA (US);
David Mark Kokotoff, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Sharad Vinodrai Parekh, Dallas, TX (US);
Kevin Mark Skinner, Gainesville, GA (US);
Donald Lawson Runyon, Duluth, GA (US);
David Mark Kokotoff, Alpharetta, GA (US);
ViaSat, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
In an exemplary embodiment, a dual-band four-port orthomode transducer (OMT) is molded or cast. The OMT may be external to a transceiver housing or included as an integrated portion of the transceiver housing or a drop-in module. In an exemplary embodiment, a four-port OMT is formed from two pieces, the two pieces having a joint adjacent to or aligned to the axis of the common port. In an exemplary embodiment, the OMT is substantially planar and formed of a split-block embodiment. The two OMT pieces are joined and held together with a plurality of discrete fasteners. Furthermore, the OMT is configured to switch polarizations. The polarization switching is initiated using a remote signal and can facilitate load balancing.