DocumentCode
2172832
Title
Design, Fabrication, and Measurement of Dichroic Plates for Deep Space Antennas
Author
Besso, Piermario ; Bozzi, Maurizio ; Maddè, Roberto ; Perregrini, Luca ; Drioli, Luca Salghetti
Author_Institution
European Space Agency, ESOC, Robert Bosch Strasse 5, 64293 Darmstadt (GERMANY). e-mail: besso@esa.int
fYear
2002
fDate
23-26 Sept. 2002
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
This paper presents the design of two dichroic mirrors intended for application in large-reflector beam-waveguide antennas for deep space observation. The former mirror is a huge screen perforated periodically with rounded crosses, transparent in the X band and reflecting in the S band. The latter is a plate perforated with rounded rectangular holes, transparent in the Ka band and reflecting in the S and X band. The design tool, the fabrication techniques, and the measurement results are discussed.
Keywords
Antenna measurements; Apertures; Extraterrestrial measurements; Fabrication; Frequency; Laboratories; Mirrors; Process design; Reflector antennas; Telecommunications;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Conference, 2002. 32nd European
Conference_Location
Milan, Italy
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EUMA.2002.339373
Filename
4140453
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