• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: A steerable dielectric resonator antenna array with isoflux radiation pattern
  • Contributor: Davids, Vernon P.; Lehmensiek, Robert
  • Published: Wiley, 2019
  • Published in: Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 61 (2019) 12, Seite 2690-2697
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1002/mop.31956
  • ISSN: 1098-2760; 0895-2477
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  • Description: AbstractA dielectric resonator antenna array is presented which is intended for use as an integrated solar panel antenna on low Earth orbit small satellites, such as CubeSats. This array has a back‐to‐back Yagi‐Uda topology and can steer its beam ensuring a constant flux density at a satellite ground station. This isoflux gain profile is formed by the envelope of the steered beams which are controlled using a single digital phase shifter. The array achieved a beam steering limit of ±66° with a measured maximum gain of 11.4 dBi.