A single Ka-band antenna aperture for TX and RX operation applying a dual-layer partially reflective surface

Author

Krauss, Alexander ; Bayer, Hendrik ; Stephan, Ralf ; Hein, Matthias A.

Author_Institution

RF & Microwave Res. Lab., Tech. Univ. Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany

fYear

2015

fDate

13-17 April 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

This publication presents a leaky-wave antenna panel comprised of a dual-layer partially reflective surface intended for transmit and receive operations in Ka-band. Several of these panels are installed on the outdoor-unit of a low-profile user-terminal intended for satellite communication on the move during emergency scenarios. Given the widely separated up- and downlink-frequencies in Ka-band, the antenna panel provides a dual-band behaviour and offers circular polarisation. This paper presents the design of the antenna in detail and discusses simulation and measurement results.

Keywords

aperture antennas; electromagnetic wave polarisation; microwave antenna arrays; millimetre wave antenna arrays; multifrequency antennas; receiving antennas; reflectarray antennas; satellite communication; transmitting antennas; RX operation; TX operation; antenna design; circular polarisation; downlink frequencies; dual-layer partially reflective surface; emergency scenario; leaky wave antenna panel; low-profile user terminal; receive operation; satellite communication; single Ka-band antenna aperture; transmit operation; uplink frequencies; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Dual band; Gain; Gain measurement; Rectangular waveguides; Dual-Band Leaky-Wave Antenna; Ka-Band; Low-Profile Antenna; Mobile Satellite Communications; Partially Reflective Surface; User-Terminal;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2015 9th European Conference on

Conference_Location

Lisbon

Type

conf

Filename

7228550