PAFSR reconfigurable antenna feed array design

Author

Nadarassin, M. ; Vourch, E. ; Girard, T. ; Rigolot, H. ; Guillemin, F. ; Michard, F. ; Voisin, P. ; Albert, I. ; Romier, M. ; Taisant, J.P.

Author_Institution

Space Antenna Dept., Thales Alenia space, Toulouse, France

fYear

2012

fDate

25-28 June 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

This paper outlines THALES ALENIA SPACE activities in the context of reconfigurable missions with channelized amplification in Ku-band. Flexibility in Tx pattern coverage is achieved thanks to an antenna including a shaped reflector and a focal array controlled by Ferrite phase-shifter. This paper focuses on the design of the focal feed array and details the guidelines that allowed to converge on a compact architecture.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; ferrite phase shifters; microwave antenna arrays; reflectarray antennas; reflector antenna feeds; Ku-band; PAFSR reconfigurable antenna feed array design; Thales Alenia Space activities; channelized amplification; ferrite phase-shifter; focal feed array; passive array fed shaped reflector; reconfigurable missions; transmitter pattern coverage; Bismuth; Horn antennas; Radio frequency; TV; flexibility; focal array; phase shifter module; reconfigurable;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics (ANTEM), 2012 15th International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Toulouse

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0290-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ANTEM.2012.6262320

Filename

6262320