DocumentCode
2175929
Title
Pointing accuracy and gain reduction mechanisms in CP retrodirective arrays for SATCOM applications
Author
Malyuskin, Oleksandr ; Fusco, Vincent
Author_Institution
Inst. of Electron., Commun. & Inf. Technol. (ECIT), Queens Univ. Belfast, Belfast, UK
fYear
2012
fDate
26-30 March 2012
Firstpage
825
Lastpage
826
Abstract
The performance of a retrodirective array composed of planar antenna elements of various shapes providing circular polarization (CP) is simulated in this paper. High CP purity over a wide angular range and large frequency bandwidth are the target parameters of the design optimization. Typical properties and limitations of CP retrodirective arrays are discussed for the first time. Experimental validation will be reported in the full paper.
Keywords
antenna arrays; directive antennas; polarisation; satellite communication; CP retrodirective arrays; SATCOM applications; circular polarization; gain reduction mechanisms; planar antenna elements; pointing accuracy; retrodirective array performance; Gain; Phased arrays; Planar arrays; Polarization; Shape; circular polarization; phase conjugation; retrodirective array; satellite communications;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on
Conference_Location
Prague
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0918-0
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4577-0919-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6205903
Filename
6205903
Link To Document