Title :
DTU-ESA millimeter-wave VAlidation STandard antenna (mm-VAST) - detailed design
Author :
Kim, Oleksiy S. ; Pivnenko, Sergey ; Breinbjerg, Olav ; Jorgensen, Rolf ; Larsen, Niels Vesterdal ; Branner, Kim ; Berring, Peter ; Markussen, Christen Malte ; Paquay, Maurice
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
A design of a well-characterized, mechanically and thermally stable multi-frequency VAlidation STandard antenna for mm-wave frequencies (mm-VAST) developed in an ESA project is presented. The antenna will facilitate inter-comparison and validation of antenna measurement ranges at K/Ka and Q/V bands in response to on-going deployment of satellite communication services at 20/30 GHz (K/Ka-band) as well as future commercial use of the 40/50 GHz bands (Q/V-band).
Keywords :
microwave antennas; millimetre wave antennas; multifrequency antennas; satellite antennas; DTU-ESA millimeter-wave validation standard antenna; ESA project; K band; Ka band; Q band; V band; antenna measurement validation; frequency 20 GHz; frequency 30 GHz; frequency 40 GHz; frequency 50 GHz; mechanically stable multifrequency validation standard antenna; mm-VAST; satellite communication services; thermally stable multifrequency validation standard antenna; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Feeds; Frequency measurement; Horn antennas; Standards; antenna measurements; millimeter waves; reflector antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2015 9th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lisbon
