Title :
Ka-band Multiple Feed per Beam antenna architecture based on interleaved 3-D directional couplers
Author :
Leclerc, Celine ; Romier, Maxime ; Annabi, Ayoub ; Aubert, H.
Author_Institution :
LAAS, Toulouse, France
Abstract :
In this paper, an original Multiple Feed per Beam (MFB) antenna architecture is proposed, inspired from telecommunication satellite market needs. Significant overlapping of feed clusters is achieved to enhance illumination performance within a size constrained lattice. The design and the manufacturing of the antenna are reported.
Keywords :
directional couplers; microwave antennas; multibeam antennas; Ka-band multiple feed per beam antenna architecture; MFB antenna architecture; feed clusters; illumination performance; interleaved 3D directional couplers; size constrained lattice; telecommunication satellite market; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Directional couplers; Directive antennas; Microwave antenna arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC), 2013 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on
Conference_Location :
Torino
DOI :
10.1109/APWC.2013.6624886
