Focal plane array with a Ka-band Silicon transmitter on chip for VSAT applications

Author

Zamanifekri, Abolghasem ; Yu Pei ; Ying Chen ; Smolders, A.B. ; Leenaerts, Domine M. W. ; Geurts, M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands

fYear

2014

fDate

6-11 April 2014

Firstpage

253

Lastpage

256

Abstract

This paper presents the performance of a focal plane array operating in transmit mode at 30 GHz for use in future Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT). The performance of the array is analyzed in front of a reflector with a small F/D ratio. The focal plane fields are synthesized using an array with aperture-coupled microstrip antennas. This configuration is used to determine the optimal excitation coefficients. A Silicon transmitter integrated circuit (IC) using a phase shifting up-converter operating at 30 GHz is designed and measured together with the antenna to generate a complex gain constellation for the required beam steering. The experimental results are used to calculate the far-field pattern of the complete system.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; aperture-coupled antennas; beam steering; focal planes; microstrip antenna arrays; radio transmitters; Ka-band silicon transmitter on chip; Si; VSAT; aperture-coupled microstrip antenna array; beam steering; complex gain constellation; far-field pattern; focal plane array; focal plane fields; frequency 30 GHz; optimal excitation coefficients; phase shifting up-converter; very small aperture terminals; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Apertures; Arrays; Integrated circuits; Transmitting antennas; focal plane array; reflector antenna; reflector fed array;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on

Conference_Location

The Hague

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6901737

Filename

6901737