Title :
Generation of dual beams from spherical phased array antenna
Author :
Rao, V. Sambasiva ; Srinivasan, V.V. ; Pal, S.
Author_Institution :
Indian Space Res. Organ., Bangalore
Abstract :
An active X-band spherical phased array developed for transmitting high bit rate data from remote sensing satellites to two ground stations simultaneously is presented. Resolution of the dual phase adjustment of the phase shifters, which are common to generate two beams, is discussed.
Keywords :
active antenna arrays; antenna phased arrays; microwave antenna arrays; microwave phase shifters; remote sensing; satellite antennas; satellite ground stations; active X-band spherical phased array antenna; dual beam generation; dual-phase resolution; ground stations; high-bit rate data transmission; phase shifters; remote sensing satellites;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2009.0452
