A Study of Log Periodic Feeds Multiple-Beam Antenna: Offset Parabolic Reflector Antenna

Author

Shi, Lei ; Sun, Houjun ; Lu, Xin

Author_Institution

Dept. of EE., Beijing Inst. of Technol., Beijing

fYear

2008

Firstpage

303

Lastpage

305

Abstract

The application of an array of circular polarized log periodic dipole antennas (LPDA) as feed array for a multiple-beam antenna to cover 3.5:1 bandwidths is described. Meanwhile, the use of an array of log-periodic antennas for two kinds of arrangement: rectangular grid and hexagonal grid illumination is also presented. In comparison with the rectangular grid, hexagonal grid is more efficient in beam coverage area for synchronous-orbiting communications satellites. Enhanced feed concept is used in the LPDA feed array in order to increase gain in coverage area. Finally, the simulated results for beam contour which is excite by right-hand circular polarized LPDA of both grids and enhanced beam contour over the frequency range of 0.8 GH to 2.5 GHz are demonstrated.

Keywords

antenna feeds; dipole antennas; log periodic antennas; multibeam antennas; offset reflector antennas; satellite communication; LPDA feed array; beam coverage area; circular polarized log periodic dipole antenna; frequency 0.8 GHz to 2.5 GHz; log periodic feeds; multiple-beam antenna; offset parabolic reflector antenna; synchronous-orbiting communications satellites; Antenna arrays; Antenna feeds; Artificial satellites; Bandwidth; Dipole antennas; Frequency; Lighting; Log periodic antennas; Polarization; Reflector antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Millimeter Waves, 2008. GSMM 2008. Global Symposium on

Conference_Location

Nanjing

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1885-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1886-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GSMM.2008.4534629

Filename

4534629