Portable low profile antenna at X-band

Author

Inclán-Alonso, J.M. ; García-Aguilar, A. ; Vigil-Herrero, L. ; Fernández-González, J.M. ; Sanmartín-Jara, J. ; Sierra-Pérez, M.

Author_Institution

Signals, Syst. & Radiocommun. Dept., Univ. Politec. de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

fYear

2011

fDate

11-15 April 2011

Firstpage

1923

Lastpage

1927

Abstract

An antenna which has been conceived as a portable system for satellite communications based on the recommendations ITU-R S.580-6 and ITU-R S.465-5 for small antennas, i.e., with a diameter lower than 50 wavelengths, is introduced. It is a planar and a compact structure with a size of 40×40×2 cm. The antenna is formed by an array of 256 printed elements covering a large bandwidth (14.7%) at X-Band with a VSWR of 1.4:1. The specification includes transmission (Tx) and reception (Rx) bands simultaneously. The printed antenna has a radiation pattern with a 3dB beamwidth of 5°, over a 31dBi gain, and a dual and an interchangeable circular polarization.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antenna arrays; polarisation; satellite communication; ITU-R S.465-5; ITU-R S.580-6; compact structure; dual polarization; interchangeable circular polarization; portable low profile antenna; printed antenna; printed element; radiation pattern; reception band; satellite communication; transmission band; Antenna radiation patterns; Connectors; Couplers; Microstrip; Prototypes; Stripline;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on

Conference_Location

Rome

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0250-1

Type

conf

Filename

5781937