Integrated calibration noise coupler for room temperature SKA band 1 feed system
Paper in proceeding, 2017

This paper presents design of a novel coupler for the injection of calibration signal into the RF path of the SKA Band 1 quad-ridged flared horn, covering frequencies from 350–1050 MHz. The coupler is integrated in the feed horn and provides a coupling factor of −35 dB. The calibration signal is injected before the first amplification stage, without any degradation in the noise performance of the room temperature system.

SKA

feed

calibration

wideband

QRFH

antenna

Author

Jonas Flygare

Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Onsala Space Observatory

Bhushan Billade

Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Onsala Space Observatory

Magnus Dahlgren

Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Onsala Space Observatory

Bo Wästberg

Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Onsala Space Observatory

Miroslav Pantaleev

Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Onsala Space Observatory

Proceedings of 2017 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2017, San Diego, CA, USA, 9-14 July 2017

1947-1491 (eISSN)

Vol. 2017 777-778

Infrastructure

Onsala Space Observatory

Subject Categories

Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

DOI

10.1109/APUSNCURSINRSM.2017.8072431

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