Title :
Active and highly integrated antennas studies supported by CNES
Author :
Albert, I. ; Gizard, F. ; Lopez, J.M.E.
Author_Institution :
CNES (The French Space Agency), Toulouse
Abstract :
This paper gives examples of the developments supported by CNES in the field of active and active integrated antennas supported by the French space agency CNES. Topics are related to Multibeam focal array fed reflector antenna in Receive mode integrating LNA´s as near as possible behind the radiating elements, and Digital Beam Forming Antennas including new technologies for highly integrated active antennas.
Keywords :
active antenna arrays; aircraft antennas; reflector antenna feeds; CNES; French space agency; active integrated antenna; digital beam forming antenna; multibeam focal array fed reflector antenna; Antenna arrays; Receiving antennas; Reflector antennas; Space technology; Active; antenna; integrated;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 2009. EuCAP 2009. 3rd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Berlin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4753-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-3-00-024573-2
