Title
Design of a Ka-band sparse array antenna for spaceborne SAR applications
Author
Bekers, D.J.
Jacobs, S.
Bolt, R.J.
Monni, S.
Fortini, D.
Germani, C.
Capece, P.
Toso, G.
Publication year
2017
Abstract
In this paper a novel sparse layout for the radiating aperture of a Ka-band spaceborne SAR is outlined. Starting from a set of typical requirements and the definition of a benchmark antenna, an approach to achieve sparsity (in terms of the number of active modules) is proposed, which reduces significantly the fill factor as compared to the benchmark array and at the same time maintains an acceptable level of complexity for manufacturing and testing. After an initial assessment of the radiation performance of the sparse layout, assuming isotropic radiators and ignoring mutual coupling, an actual design in slotted-waveguide technology is performed and an approach is devised to investigate the impact of mutual coupling on the radiation performance. © 2017 European Microwave Association.
Subject
Antenna phased arrays
Microwave antennas
Radar antennas
Rectangular waveguides
Slot antennas
Space-based radar
Initial assessment
Isotropic radiators
Mutual coupling
Phased array antennas
Radiating aperture
Radiation performance
Slotted waveguides
Sparse arrays
Synthetic aperture radar
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.23919/eumc.2017.8230813
TNO identifier
788793
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN
9782874870477
Source
47th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2017. 10 October 2017 through 12 October 2017, 117-120
Document type
conference paper