A Multilayer PCB Dual-Polarized Radiating Element for Future SAR Applications

Author

Capece, Pasquale ; Lucci, Leonardo ; Pelosi, Gianni ; Porfilio, Manfredi ; Righini, Monica ; Steffe, Walter

Author_Institution

Thales Alenia Space Italia S.p.A., Rome, Italy

Volume

13

fYear

2014

fDate

2014

Firstpage

297

Lastpage

300

Abstract

The design, manufacturing, and testing of a slot-coupled multilayer dual-polarized X-band radiating element is presented. The proposed architecture provides an isolation between polarization ports better than 34 dB over a 16% frequency band. The selected technology is particularly suitable for large-scale, low-cost, and high reliable manufacturing. This work has been carried out in the frame of a research program funded by the Italian Space Agency and aimed to the development of enabling technologies exploitable in next-generation spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) antennas.

Keywords

printed circuits; radar antennas; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; Italian Space Agency; SAR; multilayer PCB dual-polarized radiating element; slot-coupled multilayer dual-polarized X-band radiating element; spaceborne synthetic aperture radar antennas; Antennas; Arrays; Bandwidth; Manufacturing; Ports (Computers); Stripline; Synthetic aperture radar; Radiating board; synthetic aperture radar (SAR) antennas;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1225

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LAWP.2014.2304981

Filename

6733274