Title :
Analysis, design and prototyping of reflectarray antennas for space applications
Author :
Encinar, J.A. ; Tienda, C. ; Barba, M. ; Carrasco, E. ; Arrebola, Manuel
Author_Institution :
Univ. Politec. de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
This work presents the recent developments of reflectarray antennas for space applications carried out by Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, which includes analysis and design techniques for single and dual reflector configurations, design procedures for contoured beams and bandwidth improvement and some practical realizations. Several reflectarray demonstrators are described for Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS), multi-beam antennas and reconfigurable-beam reflectarrays.
Keywords :
direct broadcasting by satellite; reflectarray antennas; space communication links; Universidad Politecnica de Madrid; contoured beams; design procedures; design techniques; direct broadcast satellite; dual reflector configurations; multibeam antennas; reconfigurable-beam reflectarrays; reflectarray antennas analysis; reflectarray antennas design; reflectarray antennas prototyping; reflectarray demonstrators; space applications; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Reflector antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Switches; DBS; Reflectarray; dual-reflectarray; multi-beam antennas; reconfigurable reflectarrays; space antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2013 Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2013.6711840
