Components of a highly integrated DBF terminal antenna for mobile Ka-band satellite communications

Author

Stange, L.C. ; Pawlak, H. ; Dreher, A. ; Holzwarth, S. ; Jacob, A.F. ; Litschke, O. ; Thiel, Michael

Author_Institution

Inst. fur Hochfrequenztech., Technische Univ. Braunschweig, Germany

Volume

1

fYear

2003

Firstpage

583

Abstract

In this paper several components for a highly integrated digital beamforming (DBF) antenna array for Ka-band satellite systems are presented. The general concept of array construction based on a modular approach is introduced and the construction of a constituent array module discussed. Following this outline, different components, designed and tested to later be incorporated into the array module, are treated with the focus set on the Ka-band receiver and transmitter frontends.

Keywords

cooling; microstrip antenna arrays; mobile satellite communication; radio receivers; radio transmitters; satellite antennas; thermal management (packaging); Ka-band receiver frontend; Ka-band satellite systems; Ka-band transmitter frontend; array module; digital beamforming antenna array; heat removal; highly integrated DBF terminal antenna; liquid cooling; mobile satellite communications; modular approach; Antenna accessories; Array signal processing; Circuits; Mobile antennas; Modular construction; Receiving antennas; Satellite antennas; Satellite communication; Transmitters; Transmitting antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 2003 IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Philadelphia, PA, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7695-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2003.1211006

Filename

1211006