• DocumentCode
    3162055
  • Title

    Branch-line Couplers for Ka-band Multi Feed Satellite Antennas

  • Author

    Schneider, Michael ; Chang, Wulu

  • Author_Institution
    Astrium GmbH, Munich
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    16-18 March 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    In this paper we compare branch-line couplers for Ka-band multi feed satellite antennas in waveguide and barline technology. For the comparison the simulated RF performance is considered as well as mechanical, thermal and accommodation aspects.
  • Keywords
    antenna feeds; satellite antennas; waveguide couplers; Ka-band multi feed satellite antennas; barline technology; branch-line couplers; waveguide technology; Antenna feeds; Artificial satellites; Coaxial components; Conductivity; Couplers; Dielectric losses; Rectangular waveguides; Satellite antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Space technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Conference, 2009 German
  • Conference_Location
    Munich
  • Print_ISBN
    978-3-9812668-0-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-3-8007-3150-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GEMIC.2009.4815865
  • Filename
    4815865