Abstract
This paper describes different architectures for a broadband antenna for satellite communication on aircraft. The antenna is a steerable (conformal) phased array antenna in Ku-band (receive-only). First the requirements for such a system are addressed. Subsequently a number of potential architectures are discussed in detail: a) an architecture with only optical true time delays, b) an architecture with optical phase shifters and optical true time delays and c) an architecture with optical true time delays and RF phase
shifters (or RF true time delays). The last two architectures use sub-arrays to reduce complexity of the
antenna system. The advantages and disadvantages of the different architectures are evaluated and an optimal
architecture is selected.
| Original language | Undefined |
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| Title of host publication | 32nd ESA Antenna Workshop on Antennas for Space Applications |
| Place of Publication | Noordwijk |
| Publisher | European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) |
| Pages | 1-6 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | not assigned |
| Publication status | Published - 6 Oct 2010 |
| Event | 32nd ESA Antenna Workshop on Antennas for Space Applications 2010 - Noordwijk, Netherlands Duration: 5 Oct 2010 → 8 Oct 2010 Conference number: 32 |
Publication series
| Name | |
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| Publisher | European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) |
Workshop
| Workshop | 32nd ESA Antenna Workshop on Antennas for Space Applications 2010 |
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| Country/Territory | Netherlands |
| City | Noordwijk |
| Period | 5/10/10 → 8/10/10 |
Keywords
- METIS-276379
- EC Grant Agreement nr.: FP7/233679
- EWI-19593
- IR-75983