Title :
S-band antenna for airborne polarimetric and interferometric SAR-applications
Author :
Limbach, M. ; Di Maria, A. ; Reigber, Andreas ; Gabler, B. ; Horn, R. ; Kosc, A.
Author_Institution :
Microwaves & Radar Inst., German Aerosp. Center, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Abstract :
This paper presents the development and test of a new dual polarized S-band antenna for the DLR airborne F-SAR system. The complex feeding network leads to a multilayer structure. Solutions for power dividing components and the RF-via design are shown.
Keywords :
airborne radar; antenna feeds; electromagnetic wave polarisation; power dividers; radar antennas; radar interferometry; radar polarimetry; synthetic aperture radar; DLR airborne F-SAR system; S-band antenna polarization; airborne interferometric SAR-application; airborne polarimetric SAR-application; complex feeding network; multilayer structure; power dividing component; Antennas; Coplanar waveguides; Couplers; Couplings; Nonhomogeneous media; Radio frequency; Strips; RF-multilayer; RF-via; S-band; dual linear polarisation; strip line coupler; synthetic aperture radar;
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
