A K-band series-fed WR42 waveguide horn array with beam squint reduction through shunt delay sections

Abstract

Series feeds are commonly used in antenna arrays because of their compact size and low loss compared to corporate feeds but typically feature beam squint over wide bandwidths. This work proposes a series-fed waveguide horn array with reduced beam squint by introducing synthesized time delay sections between the horns and the feed line. The array, implemented in a WR42 waveguide, achieves 1.53° beam squint over a 4 GHz operating band, compared to 10.52° for a reference design without time delay compensation.