EHF planar array measurements

Author

Pike, Corey ; Chan, Elim

Author_Institution

Communications Research Centre, Ottawa, Ont., Canada

Volume

2

fYear

1993

fDate

12-15 Oct 1993

Firstpage

909

Abstract

A 30 cm × 37 cm dual-band (Tx: 28.4 GHz, Rx: 19.2 GHz) microstrip planar antenna has been developed for a suitcase satellite Personal Communications terminal. Antenna measurements have been performed in the laboratory, in a far-field range, rooftop range, over the Olympus satellite (gain) and in a spherical near-field range (complete characterization). The design goal for the antenna was to achieve a minimum Tx gain of 34.7 dBi and Rx gain of 33.3 dBi over 1 GHz of bandwidth. The problems encountered in measuring this relatively large antenna (30 λ) and the results are presented

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; gain measurement; microstrip antenna arrays; mobile antennas; mobile radio; personal communication networks; satellite antennas; satellite ground stations; telecommunication terminals; 1 GHz; 19.2 GHz; 28.4 GHz; 33.3 dB; 34.7 dB; EHF planar array measurements; SHF; design goal; gain; microstrip planar antenna; suitcase satellite Personal Communications terminal; Antenna measurements; Artificial satellites; Dual band; Gain measurement; Laboratories; Microstrip antennas; Performance evaluation; Performance gain; Planar arrays; Satellite antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Universal Personal Communications, 1993. Personal Communications: Gateway to the 21st Century. Conference Record., 2nd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Ottawa, Ont.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1396-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICUPC.1993.528511

Filename

528511