Title :
Development of a Ka-band active phased array antenna for mobile SATCOM stations
Author :
Miura, A. ; Yamamoto, S. ; Obara, N. ; Saito, H. ; Takahashi, T. ; Wakana, H. ; Tanaka, M.
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Lab., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
This paper describes a Ka-band active phased array antenna for mobile SATCOM stations. The active phased array is a fully electronic beam-scanning antenna system and is the most technically challenging component in the system development of the Japanese engineering test satellite, COMETS. The hardware components of the antenna, such as antenna element, LNA, and MMIC phase shifter, are described. Antenna tracking performances were measured and analyzed using a land mobile station and an aeronautical mobile station
Keywords :
MMIC phase shifters; active antenna arrays; antenna phased arrays; microwave antenna arrays; mobile antennas; mobile satellite communication; scanning antennas; 21 GHz; COMETS; Japanese engineering test satellite; Ka-band; LNA; MMIC phase shifter; active phased array antenna; aeronautical mobile station; antenna element; antenna tracking performance; fully electronic beam-scanning antenna; land mobile station; mobile SATCOM stations; Antenna accessories; Antenna arrays; Electronic equipment testing; Hardware; MMICs; Mobile antennas; Phase shifters; Phased arrays; Satellite antennas; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 1999. VTC 1999 - Fall. IEEE VTS 50th
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5435-4
DOI :
10.1109/VETECF.1999.798442
