Broadband conformal phased array with optical beam forming for airborne satellite communication

H. Schippers; J. Verpoorte; P. Jorna; A. Hulzinga; A. Meijerink; C.G.H. Roeloffzen; L. Zhuang; D.A.I. Marpaung; W. van Etten; R. Heideman; A. Leinse; A. Borreman; M. Hoekman; M. Wintels

doi:10.1109/AERO.2008.4526305

Broadband conformal phased array with optical beam forming for airborne satellite communication

H. Schippers, J. Verpoorte, P. Jorna, A. Hulzinga, A. Meijerink, C.G.H. Roeloffzen, L. Zhuang, D.A.I. Marpaung, W. van Etten, R. Heideman, A. Leinse, A. Borreman, M. Hoekman, M. Wintels

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Abstract

For enhanced communication on board an aircraft, novel antenna systems with broadband satellite based capabilities are required. The technology will enhance airline operations by providing in-flight connectivity for flight crew information and will bring live TV and high speed Internet connectivity to passengers. The installation of such systems on board an aircraft requires for aerodynamic reasons the development a very low-profile aircraft antenna, which can point to satellites anywhere in the upper hemisphere. To this end, phased array antennas which are conformal to the aircraft fuselage are attractive. In this paper, two key aspects of conformal phased array antenna arrays are addressed: the development of a broadband Ku-band antenna and an optical beam forming network for tracking satellites. The antenna elements of the conformal array are stacked patch antennas with dual linear polarization which have sufficient bandwidth. For tracking an optical circuit is proposed that consists of a cascade of optical ring resonators.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of IEEE Aerospace Conference 2008
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	1-17
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4244-1487-1, 978-1-4244-1488-8 (CD)
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2008.4526305
Publication status	Published - 20 May 2008
Event	2008 IEEE Aerospace Conference - Big Sky Resort, Big Sky, United States Duration: 1 Mar 2008 → 8 Mar 2008

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Conference	2008 IEEE Aerospace Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	Big Sky
Period	1/03/08 → 8/03/08

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EWI-12270
IR-64719
METIS-250950

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Schippers, H., Verpoorte, J., Jorna, P., Hulzinga, A., Meijerink, A., Roeloffzen, C. G. H., Zhuang, L., Marpaung, D. A. I., van Etten, W., Heideman, R., Leinse, A., Borreman, A., Hoekman, M., & Wintels, M. (2008). Broadband conformal phased array with optical beam forming for airborne satellite communication. In Proceedings of IEEE Aerospace Conference 2008 (pp. 1-17). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2008.4526305

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