Polarization separating reflector, especially for microwave transmitter and receiver antennas

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The above objects have been achieved in a polarization separating reflector according to the invention, wherein the reflector has a resonance structure of separate dipoles having a dipole length and a dipole spacing so dimensioned as to achieve an optimal wide band behavior or characteristic.
More specifically, a linear dipole lattice is applied to a symmetrically layered, mechanically stiff low-loss dielectric as a carrier, whereby the dipoles of the lattice are arranged in a staggered fashion, or in a colinear fashion or at any desired slant.
The dipole lattice may be used in a double reflector arrangement in an orthogonal orientation.
The linear dipoles of the dipole lattice may lie on parallel lines in the aperture of the antenna.
The dielectric carrier for the resonant lattice may be a sandwich shell with an approximately .
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