Study on a combined TM_(01)-TE_(11) mode converter of bent circular waveguides
This paper studies the combined TM_(01)-TE_(11) mode converter, which consists of two bent circular waveguides with a straight circular waveguide between them. Keeping the axes parallel of both the output and the input ports, its structure is analyzed and power conversion efficiency is calculated by theory and simulation. The results from both methods are in good agreement. Considering of higher-order modes coupling and the power attenuation of the straight circular copper waveguide, the output value of the overall power conversion efficiency is 93.8% at 3.75 GHz when the inner diameter is 9.0 cm and the axial distance between the two ports is up to 10.57 m.