Title :
Ka band slot array antenna for interferometric synthetic aperture radar topographic mapping mission
Author :
Rengarajan, Sembiam R. ; Zawadzki, Mark S. ; Hodges, Richard E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California State Univ., Northridge, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents results of a study of the feasibility of Ka band slot arrays for an interferometric radar for the purpose of topographic mapping of the outer planets such as Jupiter and its moons. A small array is designed, built and tested.
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; millimetre wave antenna arrays; radar antennas; radar interferometry; slot antenna arrays; Ka band slot array antenna; interferometric radar; interferometric synthetic aperture radar; topographic mapping mission; Antenna arrays; Arrays; Couplings; Electromagnetic waveguides; Slot antennas; Synthetic aperture radar; Tiles; antenna array; design of planar arrays; slot array;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI), 2011 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Spokane, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9562-7
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2011.5997171
