Profiled corrugated circular horns analysis and synthesis via an artificial neural network

In many reflector and lens antennas profiled corrugated circular horns constitute one of the best feed solution thanks to their polarization purity and small size. In this paper, a method for the design of these feeds by using an artificial neural network (ANN) approach is described. The results obtained with such an approach are investigated both for the analysis and for the synthesis problem, and compared with the standard methods. This unconventional solution gives a good level of accuracy and shorter processing times especially for the synthesis problem, where there is still a lack of affordable and fully automated procedures.