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Investigation of factors contributing depolarization in offset reflector antenna and trimmed‐reflector offset parabolic antenna with lower cross‐polarization
Author(s) -
Gupta Ramesh Chandra,
Sood Khagindra K.,
Jyoti Rajeev
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of rf and microwave computer‐aided engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1099-047X
pISSN - 1096-4290
DOI - 10.1002/mmce.20615
Subject(s) - offset dish antenna , offset (computer science) , cassegrain antenna , optics , trimming , feed horn , physics , fan beam antenna , antenna measurement , polarization (electrochemistry) , periscope antenna , engineering , telecommunications , antenna (radio) , computer science , mechanical engineering , chemistry , programming language
This article outlines impact of various factors on cross‐polarization characteristics of offset reflector antenna for communication spacecraft with smaller sized bus at C band. Effects of different parameters are considered in rigorous analysis of the antenna. Measured and predicted performances are found in agreement. To fulfill specific requirement of higher edge‐of‐coverage gain (>26 dBi) and higher cross‐polarization discrimination (XPD > 30 dB) over a wider coverage and dual linear polarization under the imposed constraints, a novel trimmed‐reflector offset parabolic antenna (TROPA) is devised. This interesting configuration is obtained by trimming both sides parallel to symmetrical plane of a parabolic offset reflector antenna. Parametric study of trimming distance versus its impact on cross‐polarization is also presented. The TROPA acquires wider bandwidth, simplification in its mechanical design and manufacturing, and offers low weight and compactness. It is also shown that trimmed reflector has almost even RF performance in presence of spacecraft body and other antenna. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE, 2012.