Product Description
Mi-Wave’s Dual-Feed, Dual-Frequency Wideband Horn Lens Antennas are high-performance, multi-band antenna systems designed to operate across 10 GHz to 170 GHz, delivering high gain, low sidelobe levels, and excellent polarization purity within a single compact aperture.
These antennas integrate a broadband horn structure, precision dielectric (plastic) lens shaping, and dual-feed architecture to support multiple RF channels simultaneously. By enabling independent signal paths within one antenna, this design allows engineers to reduce antenna count, simplify system architecture, and optimize platform size without sacrificing performance.
The dual-feed configuration provides two physically independent ports, each capable of operating in separate frequency bands or orthogonal polarizations. This enables flexible system operation such as multi-band communication links, dual-polarization systems, and simultaneous transmit/receive paths.
For more advanced requirements, these antennas can support four-frequency operation through integrated diplexers, allowing multiple RF bands per port. This capability enables systems to handle uplink, downlink, telemetry, and auxiliary functions simultaneously while maintaining strong channel isolation and minimizing interference.
Available in multiple aperture sizes, including 6-inch, 9-inch, and 12-inch lens configurations, these antennas can be tailored to meet specific gain, beamwidth, and system integration requirements.
Mi-Wave’s dual-feed horn lens antennas are ideal for satellite communications, radar systems, antenna measurement ranges, and advanced RF test environments, where multi-band performance, compact integration, and precise beam control are essential.
Custom configurations are available to support specific frequency combinations, polarization requirements, waveguide interfaces, diplexing architectures, and environmental conditions, ensuring seamless integration into complex RF and microwave systems
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Key Features & Performance Benefits
Dual-Feed Architecture
Two independent feed ports enable simultaneous or switchable operation across multiple RF channels. This allows support for different frequency bands or orthogonal polarizations without requiring additional antennas, improving system flexibility and integration.
Multi-Band and Multi-Frequency Operation
Supports dual-frequency and four-frequency configurations using integrated diplexers. This enables a single antenna to handle multiple RF functions such as uplink, downlink, telemetry, and auxiliary channels while maintaining strong isolation and minimal interference.
Wideband Frequency Coverage (10–170 GHz)
Designed to operate across a broad range of microwave and millimeter-wave frequencies, making these antennas suitable for advanced multi-band systems and next-generation RF architectures.
High Gain and Narrow Beamwidth
Optimized horn and lens design delivers high gain with tightly controlled beamwidth, improving link margin, signal focus, and long-range performance.
Low Sidelobe Levels
Precision lens shaping and feed design reduce sidelobe radiation, improving interference rejection and ensuring cleaner signal transmission and reception in dense RF environments.
Excellent Polarization Purity
Supports dual-polarization operation with high isolation between channels, enabling accurate signal separation and improved system performance in complex communication and radar systems.
Compact Multi-Function Integration
By combining multiple RF paths into a single aperture, these antennas reduce size, weight, and mechanical complexity, making them ideal for space-constrained platforms and integrated systems.
Scalable Aperture Options
Available with multiple lens diameters (such as 6″, 9″, and 12″), allowing engineers to balance gain, beamwidth, and system footprint based on application requirements.
Dielectric (Plastic) Lens Design
Utilizes precision dielectric (plastic) lenses to shape the RF beam while reducing weight and supporting efficient high-frequency performance across wide bandwidths.
Custom Configurations Available
Mi-Wave offers custom solutions for frequency combinations, diplexing architectures, polarization schemes, waveguide interfaces, and mechanical designs, ensuring seamless integration into complex RF systems.
Dual-Feed Horn Lens Antenna Engineering Calculators
These RF engineering calculators support performance estimation for dual-feed, multi-band horn lens antennas operating from 10 GHz to 170 GHz. Use these tools to evaluate antenna gain, beamwidth, reflector sizing, aperture efficiency, wavelength, and path loss in multi-frequency RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave systems.
Antenna Gain Calculator
Beamwidth Calculator
Reflector Size
Effective Aperture
Path Loss
Wavelength
Applications
Mi-Wave Dual-Feed, Dual-Frequency Wideband Horn Lens Antennas are used in RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave systems that require multi-band operation, high gain, and precise beam control within a single aperture. Their dual-feed architecture enables simultaneous or switchable operation across multiple frequency bands, making them ideal for systems where space, weight, and integration efficiency are critical.
These antennas support applications in satellite communications, radar systems, antenna measurement ranges, RF laboratories, and advanced test environments, where multi-channel performance and high isolation between signals are essential.
Satellite Communications (SatCom)
Dual-feed horn lens antennas are widely used in satellite communication systems that require multi-band or dual-polarization operation within a compact footprint.
Typical satcom applications include:
- Uplink and downlink systems using separate frequency bands
- Multi-band satellite ground terminals and gateway stations
- Dual-polarization communication systems
- Telemetry, tracking, and command (TT&C) systems
- Experimental and research-based satcom platforms
These antennas improve system efficiency, reduce antenna count, and simplify RF architecture while maintaining high-performance signal transmission.
Radar Systems and Multi-Function Radar
These antennas are ideal for radar systems that require multiple frequency channels or simultaneous RF functions.
Common radar applications include:
- Multi-band radar systems
- FMCW and pulse radar platforms
- Radar cross-section (RCS) testing
- Target detection and tracking systems
- Millimeter-wave radar research
Their ability to support multiple frequencies within a single aperture enables enhanced system flexibility and improved measurement capability.
Antenna Measurement Ranges
Dual-feed horn lens antennas are used in antenna measurement environments where multi-frequency testing and controlled radiation patterns are required.
Typical measurement applications include:
- Multi-band antenna gain and pattern measurements
- Near-field and far-field testing across multiple frequencies
- Calibration of RF systems and measurement equipment
- Beamwidth and sidelobe characterization
- Antenna validation across different operating bands
Their stable radiation patterns and multi-band capability support efficient and accurate RF testing workflows.
RF and Microwave Laboratory Research
Research laboratories use these antennas in advanced RF systems requiring flexible frequency operation and high-performance beam control.
Typical research applications include:
- Multi-band wireless propagation studies
- Microwave and millimeter-wave system development
- RF component and subsystem testing
- Dual-channel and multi-channel RF experiments
- Academic and government research programs
These antennas provide a versatile platform for simultaneous multi-frequency experimentation and system prototyping.
EMC and RF Testing
Dual-feed horn lens antennas are used in EMC and RF test environments where controlled, multi-frequency signal generation and reception are required.
Common EMC applications include:
- Radiated emissions testing across multiple bands
- RF susceptibility testing
- Multi-band RF illumination in test chambers
- EMC compliance verification
- System-level RF validation
Their directional performance and multi-band capability improve test efficiency, coverage, and measurement accuracy.
Applications
Mi-Wave Dual-Feed, Dual-Frequency Wideband Horn Lens Antennas are used in RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave systems that require multi-band operation, high gain, and precise beam control within a single aperture. Their dual-feed architecture enables simultaneous or switchable operation across multiple frequency bands, making them ideal for systems where space, weight, and integration efficiency are critical.
These antennas support applications in satellite communications, radar systems, antenna measurement ranges, RF laboratories, and advanced test environments, where multi-channel performance and high isolation between signals are essential.
Satellite Communications (SatCom)
Dual-feed horn lens antennas are widely used in satellite communication systems that require multi-band or dual-polarization operation within a compact footprint.
Typical satcom applications include:
- Uplink and downlink systems using separate frequency bands
- Multi-band satellite ground terminals and gateway stations
- Dual-polarization communication systems
- Telemetry, tracking, and command (TT&C) systems
- Experimental and research-based satcom platforms
These antennas improve system efficiency, reduce antenna count, and simplify RF architecture while maintaining high-performance signal transmission.
Radar Systems and Multi-Function Radar
These antennas are ideal for radar systems that require multiple frequency channels or simultaneous RF functions.
Common radar applications include:
- Multi-band radar systems
- FMCW and pulse radar platforms
- Radar cross-section (RCS) testing
- Target detection and tracking systems
- Millimeter-wave radar research
Their ability to support multiple frequencies within a single aperture enables enhanced system flexibility and improved measurement capability.
Antenna Measurement Ranges
Dual-feed horn lens antennas are used in antenna measurement environments where multi-frequency testing and controlled radiation patterns are required.
Typical measurement applications include:
- Multi-band antenna gain and pattern measurements
- Near-field and far-field testing across multiple frequencies
- Calibration of RF systems and measurement equipment
- Beamwidth and sidelobe characterization
- Antenna validation across different operating bands
Their stable radiation patterns and multi-band capability support efficient and accurate RF testing workflows.
RF and Microwave Laboratory Research
Research laboratories use these antennas in advanced RF systems requiring flexible frequency operation and high-performance beam control.
Typical research applications include:
- Multi-band wireless propagation studies
- Microwave and millimeter-wave system development
- RF component and subsystem testing
- Dual-channel and multi-channel RF experiments
- Academic and government research programs
These antennas provide a versatile platform for simultaneous multi-frequency experimentation and system prototyping.
EMC and RF Testing
Dual-feed horn lens antennas are used in EMC and RF test environments where controlled, multi-frequency signal generation and reception are required.
Common EMC applications include:
- Radiated emissions testing across multiple bands
- RF susceptibility testing
- Multi-band RF illumination in test chambers
- EMC compliance verification
- System-level RF validation
Their directional performance and multi-band capability improve test efficiency, coverage, and measurement accuracy.
Glossary of Dual-Feed Horn Lens Antenna Terms
This glossary defines key terminology related to dual-feed, multi-band horn lens antennas used in RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave systems where high gain, multi-frequency operation, and compact integration are required.
Antenna Fundamentals
Dual-Feed Antenna
An antenna with two independent feed ports, allowing multiple frequency bands or polarizations to operate within a single aperture.
Horn Lens Antenna
A hybrid antenna that combines a horn radiator with a lens to improve gain, directivity, and beam shaping.
Feed Port
An RF interface that delivers or receives signals within an antenna system.
Aperture
The opening through which RF energy is radiated or received.
Multi-Band and Signal Concepts
Dual-Frequency Operation
Operation of two independent frequency bands using separate feed paths within the same antenna.
Four-Frequency Operation
A configuration using diplexers to support two frequency bands per feed port, enabling up to four simultaneous RF channels.
Diplexer
A passive device that separates or combines two frequency bands within a shared signal path.
Channel Isolation
The ability to prevent interference between multiple RF signals operating within the same system.
Multi-Band System
An RF system that operates across multiple frequency ranges simultaneously or selectively.
Radiation Characteristics
Antenna Gain
A measure of how effectively an antenna directs RF energy in a specific direction.
Beamwidth
The angular width of the main radiation beam.
Sidelobes
Secondary radiation patterns outside the main beam that can introduce interference.
Polarization
The orientation of the electromagnetic wave, often vertical, horizontal, or circular.
Polarization Isolation
The ability to separate signals of different polarizations to reduce interference.
Performance and Efficiency
Aperture Efficiency
The effectiveness of the antenna in converting its physical aperture into usable radiated energy.
Effective Aperture (Ae)
The area over which the antenna effectively transmits or receives RF energy.
Spillover Loss
RF energy that does not properly reflect or focus, reducing antenna efficiency.
Phase Error
Non-uniform phase distribution across the aperture that can degrade performance.
RF and Frequency Terms
Microwave Frequencies
Typically 1 GHz to 30 GHz.
Millimeter-Wave (mmWave)
Typically 30 GHz to 300 GHz.
Wavelength (λ)
The physical distance between repeating wave cycles.
Frequency (f)
The number of cycles per second, typically measured in GHz.
Applications and Systems
Satellite Communications (SatCom)
Systems that use satellites for long-distance RF signal transmission.
Radar Systems
Systems that use RF signals for detection, tracking, and measurement.
Antenna Measurement Range
A facility used to test antenna gain, beam patterns, and performance.
EMC Testing
Testing to ensure electronic systems operate without electromagnetic interference.
Frequency Bands
- X-Band: 8–12 GHz
- Ku-Band: 12–18 GHz
- Ka-Band: 26–40 GHz
- Q-Band: 33–50 GHz
- V-Band: 50–75 GHz
- W-Band: 75–110 GHz
- D-Band and Above: 110–170 GHz
What This Antenna Does
Dual-feed, dual-frequency wideband horn lens antennas enable simultaneous or multi-band RF operation from a single physical aperture. By combining independent feed paths with a lens-corrected horn structure, these antennas efficiently transmit and receive signals across multiple frequency bands while maintaining high gain, stable beam patterns, and strong isolation between channels.
This design allows RF systems to support uplink and downlink paths, multiple radar functions, or parallel test bands without deploying separate antennas. The result is improved system efficiency, reduced platform size, and simplified RF architecture while preserving high-performance radiation characteristics across the full 10 GHz to 170 GHz operating range.
Why Choose Mi-Wave
Mi-Wave is a trusted manufacturer of microwave and millimeter-wave antennas and RF components, supporting advanced communication, radar, and test systems worldwide. Our dual-feed horn lens antennas are designed, manufactured, and tested to meet the performance and reliability demands of high-frequency, multi-band applications.
Engineering-Driven Design
Each antenna is developed with careful attention to electromagnetic performance, feed isolation, lens shaping, and mechanical precision, ensuring consistent gain, low sidelobe levels, and excellent polarization purity across all operating bands.
Broad Frequency Expertise
With product coverage extending from microwave through millimeter-wave frequencies, Mi-Wave brings deep experience supporting systems operating from 10 GHz up to 170 GHz, including complex multi-band and dual-port architectures.
Custom Configurations Available
Mi-Wave offers custom antenna solutions to support specific frequency combinations, diplexing requirements, polarization schemes, mechanical interfaces, and environmental conditions. Our sales engineering team works directly with customers to ensure the antenna integrates seamlessly into the overall system design.
Proven Manufacturing and Test Capability
All antennas are built using precision manufacturing techniques and validated through rigorous testing to ensure repeatable performance. This commitment to quality makes Mi-Wave a reliable partner for production programs, system integration, and advanced RF research.
