Title :
Phased array for maritime satcom applications
Author :
Geissler, M. ; Woetzel, F. ; Böttcher, M. ; Korthoff, S. ; Lauer, A. ; Eube, M. ; Wleklinski, M.
Author_Institution :
IMST GmbH, Kamp-Lintfort, Germany
Abstract :
A phased array has been designed for maritime satellite communication applications. The antenna consists of 26 patch elements that are mounted on a nearly spherical aperture. The antenna allows full duplex communication via L-band satellite systems like Inmarsat BGAN or Thuraya. This design is an innovative and powerful alternative to current mechanically steered systems. Intermediate results of this antenna design were already presented in previous papers. This current paper gives an update on the status of this project and shows the results of the final demonstrator.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; aperture antennas; marine communication; microstrip antenna arrays; satellite antennas; Inmarsat BGAN; L-band satellite system; Thuraya; antenna design; full duplex communication; maritime Satcom application; maritime satellite communication; patch element antenna; phased array; spherical aperture; Antenna measurements; Apertures; Arrays; Marine vehicles; Satellite antennas; Software; Antennas; Phased arrays; satellite communications;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference (GeMIC), 2011 German
Conference_Location :
Darmstadt
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9225-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-3-9812668-3-2
