Multi-faced and multibeam DBF antenna for high altitude platform station stages of antenna development

Authors

  • Bon-Jun Ku Research Institute, Taejeon, Korea, Republic of
  • Yang-Su Kim Research Institute, Taejeon, Korea, Republic of
  • Byung-Su Kang Research Institute, Taejeon, Korea, Republic of
  • Do-Seob Ahn Research Institute, Taejeon, Korea, Republic of
  • A. S. Belyaev JSC APEX, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • Ye. N. Egorov JSC APEX, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • N. V. Vladimirov JSC APEX, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • S. A. Ganin JSC APEX, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • A. C. Reutov JSC APEX, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • Yu. A. Suserov JSC APEX, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • A. M. Shitikov JSC Radiofizika, Russian Federation
  • A. V. Shishlov Company "Radiofizika"; Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russian Federation
  • A. G. Shubov JSC APEX, Moscow, Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1109/ICATT.2003.1239156

Keywords:

antenna phased arrays, multibeam antennas

Abstract

Advantages of the multi-beam antenna for Stratospheric Communication System (or HAPS) with digital beam forming (DBF) are demonstrated in comparison with analogue beam forming (ABF). To cover the service area from nadir to a circle of radius 55 km by 199 beams, the antenna system of seven flat active phased array antennas (APAA) is proposed. Due to high accuracy of amplitudes and phases in channels of the APAA with DBF, optimal cell forming as well as high spatial isolation between cells is obtained. Stages of antenna creating are considered. Results of the work at initial stages are presented too.

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Published

2003-09-14

Issue

Vol. 1 (2003): ICATT’2003 - Proc. of IV Int. Conf. on Antenna Theory and Techniques

Section

Invited papers