DocumentCode
546355
Title
Design and test of an L-band phased array for maritime satcom
Author
Geissler, M. ; Woetzel, F. ; Böttcher, M. ; Korthoff, S. ; Lauer, A. ; Eube, M. ; Wleklinski, M.
Author_Institution
IMST GmbH, Kamp-Lintfort, Germany
fYear
2011
fDate
11-15 April 2011
Firstpage
2871
Lastpage
2875
Abstract
In this paper a phased array antenna for maritime satellite communications is described. The antenna consists of 26 patch elements that are mounted on a soccer-like spherical aperture. The antenna allows full duplex communication via L-band satellite systems like Inmarsat BGAN or Thuraya. This design is an innovative and powerful alternative to current mechanically steered systems. Intermediate results of this antenna design were already presented in previous papers [1, 2]. This paper shows the final results in detail - after the final demonstration on a ship has been performed successfully.
Keywords
antenna phased arrays; marine communication; microstrip antennas; satellite communication; L-band phased array antenna; inmarsat BGAN; maritime satellite communication; patch elements; soccer-like spherical aperture; Antenna measurements; Apertures; Arrays; Marine vehicles; Phased arrays; Satellite antennas; Antenna; L- band; Phased array; conformal; satellite communications;
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
5782116
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