A study of transmission mode conversion miter-bend for EC H&CD transmission line

A mode conversion miter-bend with angle controllable mirror was developed. By changing mirror angle, RF beam angle in the miter bend is controlled and transmission mode contents (LP01 and LP11 modes) are controlled. The miter bend was tested at 170 GHz mW-class low power RF system. The dependence of miter bend mirror angle and ratio of LP01 and LP11 modes was acquired. The concept of mode conversion system was validated.