A compact Rx/Tx dual circular polarization satellite antenna array element including diplexers

Author

Magnusson, Per ; Kurlberg, Niklas

Author_Institution

Antenna & Microwave Electron. Dept., Ruag Aerosp. Sweden AB, Gothenburg

fYear

2009

fDate

23-27 March 2009

Firstpage

1225

Lastpage

1229

Abstract

New systems for satellite based personal mobile communication are expected to use the S-band in addition to the L-band systems used today. The transmit and receive antenna of such a system is typically a large unfurlable reflector, with a feed array of small circularly polarized elements. This concept makes it possible to create a large number of small lobes over a given coverage area. Ruag Aerospace Sweden (previously Saab Space) has developed a novel compact feed array element for such an application at the S-UMTS frequencies.

Keywords

UHF antennas; antenna feeds; electromagnetic wave polarisation; microwave antenna arrays; mobile satellite communication; multiplexing equipment; personal communication networks; satellite antennas; L-band system; Ruag Aerospace Sweden; Rx-Tx dual circular polarization satellite antenna array; S-band operation; diplexers; feed array; receive antenna; satellite based personal mobile communication; transmit antenna; Antenna arrays; Antenna feeds; Artificial satellites; L-band; Microwave antenna arrays; Mobile antennas; Mobile communication; Polarization; Satellite antennas; Satellite broadcasting;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation, 2009. EuCAP 2009. 3rd European Conference on

Conference_Location

Berlin

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4753-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-3-00-024573-2

Type

conf

Filename

5067835