Innovative Multi-Feed-Per-Beam Reflector Antenna for Space-Borne Conical-Scan Radiometers
Paper in proceeding, 2018

We present an antenna for use on conical-scan space-borne radiometers in C band and demonstrate that stringent radiometric requirements can be met. The antenna consists of a 5 m offset reflector fed by a focal plane array in a multi-feed-per-beam configuration, so far never used in ocean observation missions. We use distinct element beams and two optimization routines for obtaining element excitation amplitudes and phases, and with either routine, and in both x- and y-polarization, compliant beams, with footprint < 20 km, distance to coast < 20 km and accuracy < 0:25 K, are obtained. These results may pave the way for use of focal plane arrays with digital beamforming in future radiometric ocean observation missions.

Author

Jakob R. de lasson

TICRA

Cecilia Cappellin

TICRA

Knud Pontoppidan

TICRA

Oleg Iupikov

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

Marianna Ivashina

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

Niels Skou

Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

Benedetta Fiorelli

European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA ESTEC)

2018 IEEE ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION & USNC/URSI NATIONAL RADIO SCIENCE MEETING

1522-3965 (ISSN)

1729-1730
978-1-5386-7102-3 (ISBN)

IEEE-Antennas-and-Propagation-Society International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation / USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting
Boston, MA, USA,

Subject Categories

Aerospace Engineering

Other Physics Topics

Signal Processing

DOI

10.1109/APUSNCURSINRSM.2018.8609321

ISBN

9781538671023

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8/20/2019