Performance assessment and optimization of an active ka-band antenna array with polarization multiplexing

Publikationstyp
Conference Paper
Publikationsdatum
2014-10
Sprache
English
Author
Kuhlmann, Karsten 
Rohrdantz, Benjamin 
Jacob, Arne F. 
Institut
Hochfrequenztechnik E-3 
TORE-URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11420/8336
Start Page
239
End Page
242
Article Number
6986414
Citation
European Microwave Week (EuMW 2014), European Radar Conference (EuRAD 2014)
Contribution to Conference
European Microwave Week, EuMW 2014, European Radar Conference, EuRAD 2014 
Publisher DOI
10.1109/EuMC.2014.6986414
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84929257775
An active 30 GHz transmit antenna array featuring digital beam forming and polarization multiplexing is presented. A fully equipped scalable module with 16 antenna elements is realized and tested. The active components and additional functional elements such as a temperature monitoring system are characterized. The radiation pattern is thoroughly assessed. The impact of mutual coupling is analyzed and a decoupled radiation pattern is presented.