Title :
Tracking antennas for inter-satellite communications at sub-millimeter wavelengths
Author :
Wenbin Dou ; Long Zhang ; Hongfu Meng ; Zongxin Wang
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Millimeter Waves, Southeast Univ., Nanjing, China
Abstract :
Two tracking antennas based on quasi-optical techniques for inter-satellite communications at sub-millimeter wavelengths are presented. One is scanning antenna and the other is monopulse antenna. The structures of the two antennas and their working principles are described in detail. The simulated and measured data are presented. Both antennas show good performances at THz frequencies.
Keywords :
millimetre wave antennas; satellite antennas; THz frequencies; intersatellite communications; monopulse antenna; quasi-optical techniques; submillimeter wavelengths; tracking antennas; Antenna measurements; Feeds; Gratings; Lenses; Satellites; Wavelength measurement; inter-satellite communication; monopulse antenna; scanning antenna; sub-millimeter waves;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (APCAP), 2014 3rd Asia-Pacific Conference on
Conference_Location :
Harbin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-4355-5
DOI :
10.1109/APCAP.2014.6992715