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Triangular planar array of a pyramidal adaptive antenna for satellite communications at 1.7 GH z
Author(s) -
MasaCampos J. L.,
MontesinosOrtego I.,
SierraPérez M.
Publication year - 2009
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.24692
Subject(s) - satellite constellation , satellite , antenna (radio) , planar , antenna array , planar array , microwave , computer science , engineering , telecommunications , aerospace engineering , computer graphics (images)
Nowadays, satellite communications are basic for the human lifestyle. In this way, a smart, conformal, and multiarray antenna (GEODA) is being developed in order to receive signals from several satellites simultaneously in the 1.7 GHz working band. An adaptive beam system is able to follow the signals from the satellite constellation. The complex structure of the antenna is based in a 3D composition of planar arrays with triangular shape. These arrays are divided into subarrays of three patches (Cells), composing the single control element for the arrays main beam direction management. Fifteen cells (45 radiating elements) compose each triangular array of the GEODA antenna. In this article, a triangular array prototype is implemented and measured. Likewise, an individual characterization of the array components is presented. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 51: 2633–2639, 2009; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.24692