165/183 GHz FSS for the MetOp second generation microwave sounder instrument

Author

Dickie, R. ; Cahill, R. ; Fusco, V.F. ; Baine, P. ; Campbell, P. ; Munro, Y. ; Buckley, M.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Electron., Queen´s Univ. Belfast, Belfast, UK

fYear

2015

fDate

13-17 April 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

This paper reports the design of a Frequency Selective Surface (FSS) which simultaneously allows transmission of 175.3 - 191.3 GHz radiation and rejection from 164 - 167 GHz with a loss <;0.5 dB for TE wave polarization at 45° incidence. The state-of-the art filter consists of three air spaced perforated screens with unit cells that are composed of nested resonant slots. The FSS satisfies the stringent electromagnetic performance requirements for signal demultiplexing in the quasi-optical feed train of the Microwave Sounder (MWS) instrument which is under development for the MetOp-SG mission.

Keywords

frequency selective surfaces; meteorological instruments; millimetre wave materials; radiometers; FSS; MetOp second generation microwave sounder instrument; air spaced perforated screens; frequency 165 GHz to 183 GHz; frequency selective surface; quasioptical feed train; signal demultiplexing; Earth; Frequency selective surfaces; Instruments; Loss measurement; Microwave filters; Microwave radiometry; Reflection; FSS; atmospheric science instrumentation; frequency selective surface; microwave;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

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

Conference_Location

Lisbon

Type

conf

Filename

7228669