Dual-Polarized Printed S-Band Radar Array Antenna for Spacecraft Applications

Author

Bari, R. Di ; Brown, T. ; Gao, S. ; Notter, M. ; Hall, D. ; Underwood, C.

Author_Institution

Antennas & Electromagn. Group, Queen Mary Univ. of London, London, UK

Volume

10

fYear

2011

fDate

7/3/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

987

Lastpage

990

Abstract

A novel dual-polarized broadband antenna array for S-band is presented. This antenna is composed of 6 × 2 microstrip antenna elements with a hybrid feed-line network providing an isolation ≥ 18.6 dB between the H- and V-ports. The operative bandwidth is from 3.15 to 3.25 GHz, and the peak measured gain is approximately 19 dBi. The array is suitable for spacecraft operation because of the selected materials, its low profile (~8 mm thickness), and light weight. It has potential applications in synthetic aperture radar (SAR), remote sensing, and wireless communications.

Keywords

aircraft antennas; antenna feeds; broadband antennas; microstrip antenna arrays; microwave antenna arrays; radar antennas; radiocommunication; remote sensing by radar; space vehicles; synthetic aperture radar; dual-polarized printed S-band radar array antenna; frequency 3.15 GHz to 3.25 GHz; hybrid feed-line network; microstrip antenna element; peak measured gain; remote sensing; spacecraft application; spacecraft operation array; synthetic aperture radar; wireless communication; Antenna measurements; Arrays; Bandwidth; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas; Array; dual-polarizations broadband; microstrip antenna; series-fed;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1225

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LAWP.2011.2167951

Filename

6018986