7/8-GHz band 2×2 circular patch active integrated array antenna for solar sail applications

Author

Yoshida, Sigeru ; Kobayashi, Yoshiyuki ; Fukuda, Goh ; Funase, R. ; Mori, O. ; Hasegawa, Mikio ; Suda, T. ; Kawasaki, S.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Space & Astronaut. Sci., Japan Aerosp. Exploration Agency, Sagamihara, Japan

fYear

2013

fDate

7-13 July 2013

Firstpage

1278

Lastpage

1279

Abstract

This paper describes a basic characteristic of a 7/8-GHz band circular stacked patch active integrated array antenna (AIAA) unit for solar sail embedding application. The proposed AIAA unit mainly consists of a 2×2 stacked circular patch array, two low noise amplifiers (LNAs) and two power amplifiers (PAs). The array has stacked structure for dual band operation. Moreover, the stacked patch array has orthogonal feed structure for better isolation characteristics between transmitter and receiver ports. Radiation patterns and S-parameters are evaluated by 3-D electromagnetic field simulation and measurement.

Keywords

S-parameters; active antenna arrays; aerospace propulsion; antenna radiation patterns; low noise amplifiers; microstrip antenna arrays; microwave antenna arrays; power amplifiers; radiation pressure; solar power; 3D electromagnetic field simulation; AIAA unit; S-parameter; active integrated array antenna; circular array antenna; frequency 7 GHz to 8 GHz; low noise amplifier; orthogonal feed structure; patch array antenna; power amplifier; radiation patterns; solar sail application; stacked circular patch array; stacked patch array; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Arrays; Dual band; Receivers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

ISSN

1522-3965

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-5315-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2013.6711299

Filename

6711299