DocumentCode
1838245
Title
Polarization optimization for tracking antennas [spacecraft applications]
Author
Dybdal, R.B. ; Pidhayny, D.D.
Volume
2
fYear
2003
fDate
22-27 June 2003
Firstpage
365
Abstract
Two methods are described to optimize the polarization of tracking antennas to the received signal´s polarization. The objectives of the polarization optimization are to maintain the received signal level by reducing the polarization mismatch loss and to avoid the possibility of unstable antenna tracking when cross polarized signals are received and processed by the antenna control system.
Keywords
electromagnetic wave polarisation; optimisation; receiving antennas; satellite communication; antenna control system; antenna tracking stability; antenna tracking systems; cross polarized signals; polarization mismatch loss; received signal polarization; spacecraft signal tracking; tracking antenna polarization optimization; tracking receiver; Computer crime; Degradation; Diversity reception; Feeds; Performance loss; Polarization; Receiving antennas; Signal design; Signal processing; Space vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE
Conference_Location
Columbus, OH, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7846-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2003.1219252
Filename
1219252
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