A multilayered microstrip phased array for mobile satellite communications

Author

Telikepalli, R. ; Musclow, T.

Author_Institution

CAL Corp., Ottawa, Ont., Canada

fYear

1995

fDate

20-22 Feb. 1995

Firstpage

175

Lastpage

180

Abstract

A multilayered microstrip phased array antenna was designed and developed to suit the requirements of a mobile satellite system. The antenna developed was of low profile, mechanically steerable in azimuth plane, had a fixed beam in elevation plane to provide a coverage from 40/spl deg/ to 65/spl deg/ above horizon, a minimum G/T of -12 dBK over a frequency span of 135 MHz, side lobe levels of 13 dB below the beam peak. The paper describes the design, pattern, gain and noise temperature measurements of the developed array.

Keywords

antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antenna arrays; mobile antennas; mobile satellite communication; satellite antennas; 135 GHz; G/T; antenna pattern; azimuth plane; coverage; elevation plane; frequency span; gain; low profile mechanically steerable antenna; mobile satellite communications; mobile satellite system; multilayered microstrip phased array antenna; noise temperature measurements; side lobe levels; Antenna arrays; Antenna feeds; Artificial satellites; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Mobile antennas; Mutual coupling; Phased arrays; Satellite antennas; Satellite communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Technologies for Wireless Applications Digest, 1995., MTT-S Symposium on

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1982-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MTTTWA.1995.512345

Filename

512345