Design of ka band downlink radial line slot array antenna for direct broadcast satellite services

Author

Zakwoi, Solomon I. ; Rahman, Tharek Abdul ; Maina, Ibrahim ; Elijah, Olakunle

Author_Institution

Wireless Commun. Centre, Univ. Teknol. Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia

fYear

2014

Firstpage

159

Lastpage

162

Abstract

Ka-band is an emerging band for future satellite operators because of the increase in demand for capacity, availability as well as its applicability for broadband services. This submission attempts the implementation of the Ka-band (21.4 - 22.0) GHz Radial Line Slot Array (RLSA) antenna design using CST MWS 2013. Simulations results are presented and compared with the Ku-band DBS receive (12.25 - 12.75) GHz in terms of bandwidth availability, return loss and directivity.

Keywords

broadband antennas; broadcast antennas; broadcast communication; microwave antenna arrays; satellite antennas; slot antenna arrays; telecommunication network reliability; CST MWS 2013; Ka band downlink radial line slot array antenna; Ku-band DBS receive; RLSA antenna; bandwidth availability; broadband service; direct broadcast satellite service; frequency 12.25 GHz to 12.75 GHz; frequency 21.4 GHz to 22.0 GHz; return loss; Antenna arrays; Feeds; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites; Slot antennas; Antenna; DBS; Direcitivity; RLSA; Return loss;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Applied Electromagnetics (APACE), 2014 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-6602-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APACE.2014.7043767

Filename

7043767