A new low profile antenna with improved performance for Satellite On-The-Move Communications

Author

Jiang, Yuanyuan ; Foti, Stephen J. ; Sambell, Alistair ; Smith, David

Author_Institution

Sch. of Comput., Eng. & Inf. Sci., Univ. of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

fYear

2009

fDate

27-29 Oct. 2009

Firstpage

59

Lastpage

62

Abstract

A novel design solution for a low-profile full-duplex satellite-on-the-move communications hybrid scanned phased array antenna for low elevation angle coverage (down to 10Â°) is described. The antenna is operated at Ku-Band. The unique louvered array element geometry in combination with a spatial filter/ Â¿ray bendingÂ¿ lens facilitates the shaping of the element pattern to increase gain at low elevation angles. Preliminary modelling results using simple ray-tracing and 3D E simulation indicate that the desired low angle coverage can be achieved.

Keywords

antenna phased arrays; geometry; satellite communication; spatial filters; Ku-Band; louvered array element geometry; low profile antenna; phased array antenna; ray bending lens; satellite on-the-move communications; spatial filter; Antenna arrays; Aperture antennas; Artificial satellites; Azimuth; Directive antennas; Lenses; Military satellites; Phased arrays; Ray tracing; Satellite antennas; Phased Array Antennas; Satellite Antennas; Vehicular Communications;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave, Antenna, Propagation and EMC Technologies for Wireless Communications, 2009 3rd IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Beijing

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4076-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MAPE.2009.5355557

Filename

5355557