Dual-polarized portable printed antenna for satellite communications at X-Band

Author

García-Aguilar, A. ; Inclán-Alonso, J.M. ; Vigil-Herrero, L. ; Gonzalez, J. M Fernandez ; Sierra-Perez, M.

Author_Institution

Signals, Syst. & Radiocommun. Dept., Univ. Politec. de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

fYear

2010

Firstpage

429

Lastpage

432

Abstract

An antenna which has been conceived as a portable system for satellite communications is introduced. It is a planar and a compact structure with a size of 40×40×2.5cm. The antenna is formed by a square array of 256 printed elements covering a large bandwidth (14.7%) at X-Band with a 1.4:1 VSWR, including the transmission (Tx) and the reception (Rx) bands simultaneously. The printed antenna has a radiation pattern with a 3dB beamwidth of 5°, over 31dBi directivity, a dual and an interchangeable circular polarization and a feeding network with total losses about 0.8dB. The complete design of the antenna is shown in this work, besides measurements of the radiation capabilities of the radiating element, the unit cell and the behavior of some components of the feeding network.

Keywords

antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; electromagnetic wave polarisation; microstrip antenna arrays; multifrequency antennas; satellite antennas; X-band; antenna design; circular polarization; dual-polarized portable printed antenna; feeding network; radiating element; radiation capability; radiation pattern; reception band; satellite communication; square antenna array; transmission band; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Arrays; Connectors; Microstrip; Satellite antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2010 Loughborough

Conference_Location

Loughborough

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7304-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LAPC.2010.5666217

Filename

5666217