DocumentCode
709092
Title
Active transmitarray submodule for K/Ka Band Satcom applications
Author
Chaloun, Tobias ; Hillebrand, Christoph ; Waldschmidt, Christian ; Menzel, Wolfgang
Author_Institution
Inst. of Microwave Tech., Univ. of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
fYear
2015
fDate
16-18 March 2015
Firstpage
198
Lastpage
201
Abstract
A novel concept for an active transmitarray architecture for K/Ka Band Satcom applications is presented. The highly-integrated antenna system is based on planar multilayer arrangement covering both Satcom frequency bands for uplink at 30 GHz and downlink at 20 GHz. To verify the proposed manifold approach, the individual components and a first active dual-band transmitarray submodule enhanced by a multi-functional SiGe BiCMOS MMIC have been realized and measured successfully.
Keywords
active antenna arrays; microwave antenna arrays; millimetre wave antenna arrays; multifrequency antennas; planar antenna arrays; satellite communication; transmitting antennas; K/Ka band satcom applications; SiGe; active transmitarray submodule; frequency 20 GHz; frequency 30 GHz; highly-integrated antenna system; multifunctional SiGe BiCMOS MMIC; planar multilayer arrangement; Antenna measurements; Arrays; Dual band; Frequency measurement; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Conference (GeMiC), 2015 German
Conference_Location
Nuremberg
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/GEMIC.2015.7107787
Filename
7107787
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