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Tx-Rx Lens-Based Satellite-on-the-Move Ka-Band Antenna

Silva, Joana S.
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Lima, Eduardo B.
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Costa, Jorge R.
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2015
IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters

A simple low-cost mobile ground terminal antenna for Ka-band satellite communications is presented. The antenna is composed of a shaped dielectric lens which tilts and rotates in front of a feed to direct the beam. The wideband feed system is composed of a quad-ridged horn with a 45° slant aperture and a coaxial-to-quad-ridged circular waveguide transition. The lens allows simple mechanical beam steering from 0° to 65° in relation to the zenith and 360° in azimuth by rotating both the lens and the feed slanted aperture. Performance measurements of a manufactured prototype prove the beam tilting capabilities in elevation with a maximum gain of 22 dBi and scan loss below 3 dB at 20 GHz and 24 dBi gain with less than 4.5 dB scan loss at 30 GHz.

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research article
DOI
10.1109/LAWP.2015.2409316
Web of Science ID

WOS:000356895900005

Author(s)
Silva, Joana S.
Lima, Eduardo B.
Costa, Jorge R.
Fernades, Carlos A.
Mosig, Juan Ramon  
Date Issued

2015

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Published in
IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
Volume

14

Start page

1408

End page

1411

Subjects

Ka-band

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low-cost

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mechanical beam-steering

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satellite communications

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shaped dielectric lens

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wideband feed

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