DocumentCode
470908
Title
Phased Arrays for Satellite Communications: Recent Developments at Astrium Ltd
Author
Stirland, S.J. ; Craig, A.D.
Author_Institution
Astrium Ltd., Stevenage, UK
fYear
2007
fDate
11-16 Nov. 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
5
Abstract
With increasing interest in flexible antenna solutions for satellite communications, and the increasing maturity of some of the technologies required, phased arrays are once again the subject of active research and development for civil satellite communications. It is well known that beamforming complexity is a significant deterrent to their widespread adoption. This paper describes work carried out recently in Astrium Ltd, aimed at simplifying the beamforming requirements in a class of phased array antennas without unacceptable compromise in performance.
Keywords
antenna phased arrays; array signal processing; satellite communication; Astrium Ltd; beamforming complexity; civil satellite communications; phased antenna arrays; satellite communications; Phased arrays; decimation; digital beamforming; sub-arrays;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation, 2007. EuCAP 2007. The Second European Conference on
Conference_Location
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN
978-0-86341-842-6
Type
conf
Filename
4458615
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