conference paper
Ground terminal antenna for Ka-band satellite communications
2013
2013 7th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)
This paper presents a new low-cost antenna intended for moving platforms like planes, high-speed trains or buses, allowing communications with Ka-band satellites. Beam scanning capability covers the range from 0° to 65° in elevation and 360° in azimuth. The antenna structure is composed by a horn with a 45° slant aperture and a shaped dielectric lens that tilts and rotates in front of the horn to direct the beam, providing simple mechanical steering. Scan loss in the elevation plane is of the order of 3 dB.
Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Silva, Joana S.
Costa, Jorge R.
Lima, Eduardo B.
Fernandes, Carlos A.
Date Issued
2013
Published in
2013 7th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)
ISBN of the book
978-1-4673-2187-7
Start page
1613
End page
1616
Editorial or Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
Written at
OTHER
EPFL units
| Event name | Event place | Event date |
Gothenburg, Sweden | April, 8-12, 2013 | |
Available on Infoscience
July 2, 2015
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