Title :
Benefitting from spatial diversity in Ka and W band deep space communications
Author :
Arapoglou, Pantelis-Daniel ; Panagopoulos, Athanasios
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Athens, Greece
Abstract :
The advent of sophisticated multiple antenna techniques has renewed the interest in spatial diversity by revolutionizing many aspects of wireless networks. The present paper is a preliminary investigation of possible ways for deep space communication downlinks to benefit from spatial diversity in the new era signified by the migration from X to Ka band and the possible future extension to W band.
Keywords :
Attenuation; Decision support systems; Downlink; Fading; Mars; Satellite communication; Solar system; Space stations; Space vehicles; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2010 Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona, Spain
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6431-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-84-7653-472-4
