Title :
Designing an L-band phased array antenna for mobile satellite communications
Author :
Karmakar, Nemai C. ; Bialkowski, Marek E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Queensland Univ., St. Lucia, Qld., Australia
Abstract :
In the standard design of a phased array antenna for mobile satellite communications, the cost of the array is prohibitive due to the use of expensive antenna elements and phase shifters. In this paper, low cost substrates for antenna elements and low cost diodes are used to build a good quality phased array. Special compensation techniques are applied to low-cost, low-quality diodes to improve their switching performance
Keywords :
UHF phase shifters; antenna phased arrays; compensation; microstrip antenna arrays; mobile antennas; mobile satellite communication; p-i-n diodes; satellite antennas; L-band phased array antenna; UHF array; compensation techniques; diode switching performance; low cost PIN diodes; low cost substrates; mobile satellite communications; Antenna arrays; Communication standards; Costs; Diodes; L-band; Mobile antennas; Phase shifters; Phased arrays; Satellite antennas; Satellite communication;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference Proceedings, 1997. APMC '97, 1997 Asia-Pacific
Print_ISBN :
962-442-117-X
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.1997.656357
