Simultaneous Dual-Polarization Ferrite Phase Shifter

Radar system needs exist for antennas capable of forming simultaneous orthogonally polarized congruent agile beams. For a phased array system this implies that the phase shifters must be capable of transmitting and receiving any arbitrary polarization. This paper describes the performance of a latching reciprocal ferrite shifter at X-band frequencies which provides polarization-independent performance at moderate power levels and with low insertion loss.