Title :
Sidelobe analysis of scanning lens antenna for satellite communications
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Univ. of York, York
Abstract :
In two-way satellite communications to moving vehicles the antenna sidelobe envelope should fall below certain limits so as to limit interference between adjacent satellites. A lens antenna can perform well in this respect. A hemispherical lens antenna of aperture diameter 60 cm is under development to support multi-beam applications in the Ku band. The co-polar and cross-polar sidelobe patterns are computed for the transmit and receive bands and compared with a stringent specification recommended by Eutelsat.
Keywords :
lens antennas; satellite communication; scanning antennas; Ku band; antenna sidelobe envelope analysis; co-polar sidelobe pattern; cross-polar sidelobe pattern; hemispherical lens antenna scanning; moving vehicle; multi beam application; satellite communication; Antennas and propagation; Aperture antennas; Artificial satellites; Feeds; Interference; Lenses; Reflector antennas; Satellite antennas; Satellite communication; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference, 2008. LAPC 2008. Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1893-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1894-7
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2008.4516895
