Open AccessAntenna array with switching scanning in elevation plane
Author(s) -
Yuri G. Pasternak,
Ю Г Пастернак,
Vladimir A. Pendyurin,
В.А. Пендюрин,
Kirill S. Safonov,
Kirill S. Safonov
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
fizika volnovyh processov i radiotehničeskie sistemy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2782-294X
pISSN - 1810-3189
DOI - 10.18469/1810-3189.2021.24.3.100-106
Subject(s) - waveguide , optics , luneburg lens , coaxial , antenna (radio) , slotted waveguide , physics , slot antenna , omnidirectional antenna , telecommunications , engineering
It is known that the most reliable communication in hard-to-reach places such as the Arctic, Tundra, Taiga is satellite communication [1-5]. Therefore, for satellite communications, it is necessary to develop your own antenna arrays. This article discusses a waveguide-slot antenna array with a Luneburg lens for a mobile satellite communications terminal, which provides a continuous and stable signal. This antenna operates in the 10.9 to 14.5 GHz frequency range. Possesses vertical polarization. The overall dimensions of the antenna array are: diameter of the diagram-forming lens 256 mm (thickness 5 mm, material FLAN 2.8 (epsilon 2.8, tangent delta 0.0015)); waveguide length 600 mm (internal section 10.5 mm by 5 mm, filling FLAN 2.8). Slotted waveguide antennas and lens are made of standard FLAN 2.8 material (epsilon 2.8, tangent delta 0.0015) 5mm thick, foiled on both sides. There are 17 coaxial cables to the HF switch (equal lengths are not required), the scanning step in elevation is 5 degrees. When using 54 waveguide-slot antennas and 18 switch inputs, a scanning sector in elevation of 90 degrees is provided. All the nodes were pre-modeled separately a cylindrical Luneburg lens with suitable waveguides, excited by slits; slotted waveguide antennas; coaxial-waveguide transitions.