Title :
Integrated beam steerable antennas in LTCC-technology
Author_Institution :
IMST GmbH, Kamp-Lintfort, Germany
Abstract :
Two concepts of building highly integrated beam steerable antennas for space applications are described: As a first example an integrated phased array antenna using liquid crystal phase shifters in a LTCC technology shows promising results for application in space communication. As a second example a fully integrated digital beam steering antenna in LTCC technology demonstrates how a high integration factor for a very complex antenna system including active microwave circuits and a cooling system can be realized.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; beam steering; space communication links; LTCC-technology; integrated beam steerable antennas; integrated phased array antenna; liquid crystal phase shifters; space applications; Antenna arrays; Beam steering; Integrated circuit technology; Liquid crystals; Microwave antennas; Microwave communication; Microwave technology; Phase shifters; Phased arrays; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
Antenna Technology (iWAT), 2010 International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Lisbon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4883-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4885-2
DOI :
10.1109/IWAT.2010.5464860
