L-band phased array for maritime satcom

Author

Geissler, M. ; Woetzel, F. ; Böttcher, M. ; Korthoff, S. ; Lauer, A. ; Eube, M. ; Wleklinski, M.

Author_Institution

IMST GmbH, Kamp-Lintfort, Germany

fYear

2010

fDate

12-15 Oct. 2010

Firstpage

518

Lastpage

523

Abstract

In this paper a phased array antenna for maritime satellite communications is described. The antenna consists of 26 patch elements that are mounted on a soccer-like spherical aperture. The antenna allows full duplex communication via L-band satellite systems like Inmarsat BGAN or Thuraya. This design is an innovative and powerful alternative to current mechanically steered systems. A fully functional demonstrator has been built and measured. The measurement results are in perfect agreement with the simulations. An outdoor live test on a ship will take place in summer 2010. The prototyping phase is about to start.

Keywords

antenna phased arrays; aperture antennas; marine communication; satellite communication; Inmarsat BGAN; L-band phased array; L-band satellite systems; Thuraya; full duplex communication; maritime satcom; maritime satellite communications; mechanically steered systems; patch elements; phased array antenna; prototyping phase; soccer-like spherical aperture; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Array signal processing; Arrays; Iris; Software; Temperature measurement;

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.2010.5613317

Filename

5613317