Towards a broadband and squint-free Ku-band phased array antenna system for airborne satellite communications

Author

Marpaung, D. ; Zhuang, L. ; Burla, M. ; Roeloffzen, C. ; Verpoorte, J. ; Schippers, H. ; Hulzinga, A. ; Jorna, P. ; Beeker, W.P. ; Leinse, A. ; Heideman, R. ; Noharet, B. ; Wang, Q. ; Sanadgol, B. ; Baggen, R.

Author_Institution

Univ. of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands

fYear

2011

fDate

11-15 April 2011

Firstpage

2623

Lastpage

2627

Abstract

In this paper, we describe the design and the development of a K_u-band phased array antenna system for the reception of a digital video broadcasting by satellite (DVB-S) signal. A concept of optical beamforming is implemented to provide a squint-free beam steering over the entire Ku-band (10.7-12.75 GHz) as well as to achieve seamless tunability of the beam pointing direction. The total antenna system is described and the system performance is simulated. Requirements for system components are formulated and the development of these components towards the implementation of the broadband, squint-free phased array antenna system is reported.

Keywords

antenna phased arrays; digital video broadcasting; satellite communication; DVB-S; airborne satellite communication; digital video broadcasting; frequency 10.7 GHz to 12.75 GHz; optical beamforming; squint-free K_u-band phased array antenna system; squint-free beam steering; Broadband antennas; Optical beams; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides;

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

5782088