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Highly integrated DBF receiver‐array module for mobile KA‐band satellite communications
Author(s) -
Stange Leif C.,
Jacob Arne F.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.20554
Subject(s) - ka band , beamforming , microwave , engineering , satellite , communications satellite , electronic engineering , electrical engineering , electronics , telecommunications , aerospace engineering
In this paper, a very compact 16‐element digital beamforming (DBF) receiver‐array module operating in the Ka‐band is demonstrated for the first time. The active microwave circuitry is outlined and, following this framework, challenging electronics‐integration aspects are discussed in detail. The first measurement results of the module performance are included. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 44: 83–86, 2005; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.20554