Evaluation of Multi-Faceted Reflectarray Configurations on SmallSats
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satellite communications;
reflectarray antennas
multi-faceted structures
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European Association on Antennas and Propagation
Resumen:
In this paper, different configurations of multifaceted reflectarrays for small satellite platforms are evaluated. The reflectarrays are designed in a SATCOM band to generate a directive beam in dual-linear polarization. The performance and physical characteristics of both antennas are compared with a flat reflectarray of a similar aperture. The proposed multifaceted configurations improve the in-band performance antenna without an increase in the complexity of manufacture, satellite storage, and in-orbit deployment.
In this paper, different configurations of multifaceted reflectarrays for small satellite platforms are evaluated. The reflectarrays are designed in a SATCOM band to generate a directive beam in dual-linear polarization. The performance and physical characteristics of both antennas are compared with a flat reflectarray of a similar aperture. The proposed multifaceted configurations improve the in-band performance antenna without an increase in the complexity of manufacture, satellite storage, and in-orbit deployment.
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European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (16th. 2022. Madrid)
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This work was supported in part by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities under project TEC2017-86619-R(ARTEINE); by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and the Spanish Research Agency within the project (PID2020-114172RB-C21 / AEI / 10.13039/501100011033) and by Spanish Ministry of Education under grant FPU18/0575.