Dual band compact and light EBG superstrate based antenna for TT&C applications

Author

Tellechea, A. ; Iriarte, J.C. ; Ederra, Inigo ; Gonzalo, Ramon ; Monjas, F. ; Arenas, S. ; Manrique, R. ; Montesano, A.

Author_Institution

Electr. & Electron. Eng. Dept., Public Univ. of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

fYear

2013

fDate

8-12 April 2013

Firstpage

2505

Lastpage

2507

Abstract

In this paper a compact and light antenna with dual circular polarization based on Electromagnetic Band Gap (EBG) superstrate technology capable to fulfill the specific radiofrequency (RF) requirements of a C-Band geostationary TT&C telecommunication satellite system, working simultaneously at 3.7GHz and 4.2GHz is presented. The EBG superstrate is composed by a metallic sheet with holes and equally distanced ring and jerusalem cross shaped metallic elements. The proposed low mass system represents an advantageous alternative to the bulky horn antennas usually used for TT&C operations in current satellites.

Keywords

microwave antennas; multifrequency antennas; photonic band gap; polarisation; C-band geostationary TT&C telecommunication satellite system; TT&C applications; dual band compact antenna; dual circular polarization; electromagnetic band gap superstrate technology; frequency 3.7 GHz; frequency 4.2 GHz; jerusalem cross shaped metallic elements; light EBG superstrate based antenna; light antenna; metallic sheet; radiofrequency requirements; Antennas; Bandwidth; Wireless communication; C-Band; Electromagnetic Band Gap (EBG); TT&C; satellite; superstrate antenna;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2013 7th European Conference on

Conference_Location

Gothenburg

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2187-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-88-907018-1-8

Type

conf

Filename

6546745