NDLI: SANTANA: Advanced electronically steerable antennas at Ka-Band

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Author	Stark, A. Dreher, A. Fischer, H. Geise, A. Gieron, R. Heckler, M. Holzwarth, S. Hunscher, C. Jacob, A.F. Kuhlmann, K. Litschke, O. Lohmann, D. Simon, W. Wotzel, F. Zahn, D.
Copyright Year	2009
Description	Author affiliation: EPAK GmbH, 04179 Leipzig, Germany (Wotzel, F.) \|\| DLR, Inst. für Kommunikation und Navigation, 82230 Wessling, Germany (Dreher, A.; Heckler, M.) \|\| IMST GmbH, 47475 Kamp-Lintfort, Germany (Fischer, H.; Gieron, R.; Holzwarth, S.; Litschke, O.; Lohmann, D.; Simon, W.) \|\| Astrium GmbH, 81663 München, Germany (Hunscher, C.) \|\| RHe Microsystems GmbH, 01454 Radeberg, Germany (Zahn, D.) \|\| TU Hamburg-Harburg, Hochfrequenztechnik, 21073, Germany (Stark, A.; Geise, A.; Jacob, A.F.; Kuhlmann, K.)
Abstract	This paper presents the background, the vision, and the motivation of the SANTANA project (Smart Antenna Terminal). Recent realizations of electronically steerable receive (Rx) and transmit (Tx) antennas for satellite communications at Ka-Band are shown. In detail, the integration and packaging techniques of frontend modules, which combine the antenna, the RF circuitry, and the cooling system within one functional block, are discussed. In addition, a novel digital beam steering concept as well as a hybrid beam steering approach are addressed. It will be shown that these system concepts can be applied to large antenna arrays as needed to fulfill link budget requirements for the intended satellite communications.
Starting Page	471
Ending Page	478
File Size	1814328
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424447534
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2009-03-23
Publisher Place	Germany
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	VDE
Subject Keyword	Radio frequency Satellite antennas Beam steering Electronics cooling Transmitting antennas Circuits Receiving antennas Satellite communication Electronics packaging Antenna arrays
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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