@article {08_IJRFMiCAE_Ruiz-CruzMontejo-GaraiRebollar_Full-wavemodelingand, title = {Full-wave modeling and optimization of Boifot junction ortho-mode transducers}, journal = {International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering}, volume = {18}, number = {4}, year = {2008}, month = {July}, pages = {303-313}, abstract = {The full-wave design of broadband ortho-mode transducers based on the Boifot junction has two main aspects: an efficient analysis method and a design process divided into tasks with relatively low computational effort. In the analysis part, a rigorous mode-matching technique has been developed to obtain the generalized admittance matrix of the Boifot junction. The other elements of the device are also analyzed by mode-matching. With respect to the design, the proposed procedure starts with the optimization of the individual building blocks of the device. Their interaction is also taken into account in a systematic process. The analysis and design methods have been validated with other numerical methods and an experimental prototype}, keywords = {Boifot ortho-mode transducer, full-wave optimization, generalized admittance matrix, mode-matching}, issn = {1096-4290}, doi = {10.1002/mmce.20287}, url = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/119140992/PDFSTART}, author = {J A Ruiz-Cruz and Montejo-Garai, J R and Rebollar, J M} }