Ku-Band Low-Profile Rx-only and Tx-Rx antennas for Mobile Satellite Communications

Author

Vaccaro, Stefano ; Tiezzi, Ferdinando ; Rúa, Manuel Fajardo ; De Oro, César Domínguez Grano

Author_Institution

JAST SA, PSE-C, Lausanne, Switzerland

fYear

2010

fDate

12-15 Oct. 2010

Firstpage

536

Lastpage

542

Abstract

This paper presents two different Ku-Band Low-Profile antenna concepts for Mobile Satellite Communications. The antennas are based on low-cost hybrid mechanical-electronic steerable solutions but, while the first one allows a broadband reception of a satellite signal (Receive-only antenna concept), the second one provides transmit and receive functions for a bi-directional communication link between the satellite and the mobile user terminal (Transmit-Receive antenna). Both examples are suitable for integration in land vehicles and aircrafts.

Keywords

mobile antennas; mobile satellite communication; receiving antennas; satellite antennas; transmitting antennas; Ku-band; bi-directional communication link; land vehicles; mechanical-electronic steerable solutions; mobile satellite communications; receive-only antenna; transmit-receive antennas; Antenna measurements; Apertures; Arrays; Azimuth; Broadband antennas; Satellites;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Phased Array Systems and Technology (ARRAY), 2010 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Waltham, MA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5127-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-5128-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ARRAY.2010.5613316

Filename

5613316