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Performance analysis for W‐band antenna alignment using accurate mechanical beam steering
Author(s) -
Morales Álvaro,
Rodríguez Sebastián,
Gallardo Omar,
Vegas Olmos Juan José,
Monroy Idelfonso Tafur
Publication year - 2017
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.30478
Subject(s) - azimuth , transmitter , horn antenna , antenna (radio) , beam steering , microwave , optics , electronic engineering , beam (structure) , engineering , directional antenna , acoustics , electrical engineering , physics , telecommunications , slot antenna , channel (broadcasting)
This article presents a study of antenna alignment impact on bit error rate for a wireless link between two directive W‐band horn antennas where one of them is mechanically steered by a Stewart platform. Such a technique is applied to find the optimal alignment between transmitter and receiver with an accuracy of 1° both in azimuth and elevation angles. The maximum degree of misalignment which can be tolerated is also reported for different values of optical power in the generation of W‐band signals by photonic up‐conversion. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 59:1125–1128, 2017