A ku-band dual-polarization connected array of dipoles with wide-scan capability for in-flight entertainment

Author(s):  
Daniele Cavallo ◽  
Giampiero Gerini ◽  
Roland Bolt ◽  
Reindert Grooters ◽  
Duije Deurloo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 488
Author(s):  
Alfredo Catalani ◽  
Giovanni Toso ◽  
Piero Angeletti ◽  
Mario Albertini ◽  
Pasquale Russo

In the paper the development of a fully electronic transmit-receive phased-array antenna system in Ku-band for aircraft communications via satellite is presented. Particular emphasis has been placed in the improvement of the following key elements: a dual-polarization self-diplexing radiating element, a transmit/receive active module with full polarization agility based on a digital vector modulator and a SiGe multinode MMIC. The optimized antenna elements enable a significant improvement towards the realization of a future affordable commercial product for satellite communications.


Author(s):  
Marc van der Vossen ◽  
Gerard Voshaar ◽  
Chris Roeloffzen ◽  
Adriaan Hulzinga ◽  
Maikel Iven

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose A. Encinar ◽  
Rafael Florencio ◽  
Manuel Arrebola ◽  
Miguel Alejandro Salas Natera ◽  
Mariano Barba ◽  
...  

A 1.1-m reflectarray antenna has been designed, manufactured, and tested to fulfill the requirements of a satellite antenna in Ku-band that provides South-American coverage in Tx and Rx. The reflectarray cells consist of four dipoles for each polarization in two dielectric layers, selected because of their simplicity and high performance. The dipole dimensions are optimized in all the reflectarray cells to accomplish the prescribed radiation patterns, by iteratively calling an analysis routine based on method of moments in spectral domain and local periodicity. The measured radiation patterns of the manufactured antenna have been satisfactorily compared with simulations and with a three-layer reflectarray previously designed, manufactured, and tested for the same mission.


Author(s):  
Marc van der Vossen ◽  
Gerard Voshaar ◽  
Chris Roeloffzen ◽  
Adriaan Hulzinga ◽  
Maikel Iven

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document