Analysis of Pyramidal Horn Antenna for Ku Band Applications

Abstract

In this paper we present the design, simulation and measurement of a pyramidal horn antenna with linear polarization, operating in the Ku band at 13.3 GHz. The horn antenna is made of aluminium, weighs about 0.7 kg, the cutting of each face of the antenna was done with the help of a computer numerical control and then followed the assembly of each face of the antenna. The simulations performed with ANSYS HFSS show a maximum gain of 21.5 dB, which is in good agreement with the measured results. The pyramidal horn antenna proposed can be a very good candidate for telecommunication applications, atmospheric characterization, as the case of our project.