Development of Enabling Technologies for Ku-Band Airborne SATCOM Phased-Arrays

Development of Enabling Technologies for Ku-Band Airborne SATCOM Phased-Arrays

In the paper the development of a fully electronic transmit-receive phased-array antenna system in Ku-band for aircraft communications via satellite is presented. Particular emphasis has been placed in the improvement of the following key elements: a dual-polarization self-diplexing radiating elemen...

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Main Authors: Alfredo Catalani, Giovanni Toso, Piero Angeletti, Mario Albertini, Pasquale Russo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Electronics
Subjects:
active phased arrays
phased array antennas
mmic
mobile antenna systems
satellite communications
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/9/3/488
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spelling doaj-edc813fe44e34ae68fbc5f17c9ec4bb92020-11-25T01:41:51ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922020-03-019348810.3390/electronics9030488electronics9030488Development of Enabling Technologies for Ku-Band Airborne SATCOM Phased-ArraysAlfredo Catalani0Giovanni Toso1Piero Angeletti2Mario Albertini3Pasquale Russo4European Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC), TEC-EFA, 2201AZ Noordwijk, The NetherlandsEuropean Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC), TEC-EFA, 2201AZ Noordwijk, The NetherlandsEuropean Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC), TEC-EFA, 2201AZ Noordwijk, The NetherlandsAirbus Italy, Modem & Gateway, 00156 Rome, ItalyFormerly with Airbus Italy, 00131 Rome, ItalyIn the paper the development of a fully electronic transmit-receive phased-array antenna system in Ku-band for aircraft communications via satellite is presented. Particular emphasis has been placed in the improvement of the following key elements: a dual-polarization self-diplexing radiating element, a transmit/receive active module with full polarization agility based on a digital vector modulator and a SiGe multinode MMIC. The optimized antenna elements enable a significant improvement towards the realization of a future affordable commercial product for satellite communications.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/9/3/488active phased arraysphased array antennasmmicmobile antenna systemssatellite communications
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author Alfredo Catalani
Giovanni Toso
Piero Angeletti
Mario Albertini
Pasquale Russo
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Giovanni Toso
Piero Angeletti
Mario Albertini
Pasquale Russo
Development of Enabling Technologies for Ku-Band Airborne SATCOM Phased-Arrays
Electronics
active phased arrays
phased array antennas
mmic
mobile antenna systems
satellite communications
author_facet Alfredo Catalani
Giovanni Toso
Piero Angeletti
Mario Albertini
Pasquale Russo
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title Development of Enabling Technologies for Ku-Band Airborne SATCOM Phased-Arrays
title_short Development of Enabling Technologies for Ku-Band Airborne SATCOM Phased-Arrays
title_full Development of Enabling Technologies for Ku-Band Airborne SATCOM Phased-Arrays
title_fullStr Development of Enabling Technologies for Ku-Band Airborne SATCOM Phased-Arrays
title_full_unstemmed Development of Enabling Technologies for Ku-Band Airborne SATCOM Phased-Arrays
title_sort development of enabling technologies for ku-band airborne satcom phased-arrays
publisher MDPI AG
series Electronics
issn 2079-9292
publishDate 2020-03-01
description In the paper the development of a fully electronic transmit-receive phased-array antenna system in Ku-band for aircraft communications via satellite is presented. Particular emphasis has been placed in the improvement of the following key elements: a dual-polarization self-diplexing radiating element, a transmit/receive active module with full polarization agility based on a digital vector modulator and a SiGe multinode MMIC. The optimized antenna elements enable a significant improvement towards the realization of a future affordable commercial product for satellite communications.
topic active phased arrays
phased array antennas
mmic
mobile antenna systems
satellite communications
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/9/3/488
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