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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference (GeMiC), 2015 German
Conference_Location :
Nuremberg
DOI :
10.1109/GEMIC.2015.7107787
