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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2014
Astronics Aerosat Corporation, East Aurora, NY (US);
Richard E. Clymer, Concord, NH (US);
Michael J. Barrett, Temple, NH (US);
Frank James Blanda, Amherst, NH (US);
Robert Krivicich, Brookline, NH (US);
Richard B. Anderson, Aurora, OH (US);
Matthew A. Flannery, Girard, OH (US);
ASTRONICS AEROSAT CORPORATION, East Aurora, NY (US);
Abstract
A communication system including a plurality of horn antennas, a waveguide feed network, and a converter unit coupled to the plurality of horn antennas is disclosed. The waveguide feed network is coupled to each horn antenna, splits an information signal into a first component signal having a first polarization and a second component signal having a second polarization and provides a first summed component signal at a first feed port and a second summed component signal at a second feed port. The converter unit receives the first summed component signal and the second summed component signal and compensates for polarization skew between the antenna array and a source.