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: Received: 2 July 2024 / Approved: 2 July 2024 / Online: 2 July 2024 (15:53:44 CEST)
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Vazquez-Sogorb, C.; Montoya-Roca, R.; Addamo, G.; Peverini, O.; Virone, G. Open-ended Ridged Waveguide Elements for LEO Direct Radiating Arrays in Ka-band. Preprints2024, 2024070258. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.0258.v1
Vazquez-Sogorb, C.; Montoya-Roca, R.; Addamo, G.; Peverini, O.; Virone, G. Open-ended Ridged Waveguide Elements for LEO Direct Radiating Arrays in Ka-band. Preprints 2024, 2024070258. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.0258.v1
Vazquez-Sogorb, C.; Montoya-Roca, R.; Addamo, G.; Peverini, O.; Virone, G. Open-ended Ridged Waveguide Elements for LEO Direct Radiating Arrays in Ka-band. Preprints2024, 2024070258. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.0258.v1
APA Style
Vazquez-Sogorb, C., Montoya-Roca, R., Addamo, G., Peverini, O., & Virone, G. (2024). Open-ended Ridged Waveguide Elements for LEO Direct Radiating Arrays in Ka-band. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.0258.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Vazquez-Sogorb, C., Oscar Peverini and Giuseppe Virone. 2024 "Open-ended Ridged Waveguide Elements for LEO Direct Radiating Arrays in Ka-band" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.0258.v1
Abstract
This paper presents an extensive performance analysis of open-ended waveguide elements for direct radiating arrays with high scan angle (± 50º/60º). The evaluated designs are based on square and hexagonal apertures loaded with ridges. Both square and triangular lattices are considered in the framework of Ka-band downlink design requirements for future LEO mega-constellations. The parameter space defined by the monomodal condition has been explored to find an optimum value for each structure. The analyses are validated with both infinite and finite full-wave models in terms of active reflection coefficient, scan loss and cross-polar discrimination.
Keywords
Open-ended waveguide; Direct radiating array; LEO satellite; Satellite communication; Non-terrestrial networks; Ka-band; Phased array antenna
Subject
Engineering, Telecommunications
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