A study of electrical characteristics of a mesh reflecting surface

Author

Takano, T. ; Araki, S. ; Hanayama, E.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Space & Astronautical Sci., Sagamihara, Japan

fYear

1992

fDate

18-25 June 1992

Firstpage

1208

Abstract

The authors present experimental results on the electrical characteristics of a mesh surface and an equivalent model to predict more details. An example of a mesh surface application to a large deployable antenna is shown in the case of the VSOP antenna in Japan. The transmission loss was measured at an incident angle from 0 to 75 degrees at intervals of 15 degrees in both polarizations. Analysis was carried out using a strip aperture model. The calculated transmission loss using the derived model is shown. The anisotropy and the dependence on the incident angle and polarization are simulated well.<>

Keywords

antenna testing; loss measurement; reflector antennas; Japan; VSOP antenna; anisotropy; electrical characteristics; incident angle; large deployable antenna; mesh reflecting surface; polarization; strip aperture model; transmission loss; Electric variables; Isolators; Loss measurement; Moment methods; Polarization; Propagation losses; Reflection; Reflector antennas; Testing; Wires;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1992. AP-S. 1992 Digest. Held in Conjuction with: URSI Radio Science Meeting and Nuclear EMP Meeting., IEEE

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0730-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1992.221547

Filename

221547