Focal plane array with a Ka-band silicon transmitter on chip for VSAT applications

A. Zamanifekri; Y. Pei; Y. Chen; A.B. Smolders; D.M.W. Leenaerts; M. Geurts

doi:10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6901737

Focal plane array with a Ka-band silicon transmitter on chip for VSAT applications

A. Zamanifekri
, Y. Pei
, Y. Chen
, A.B. Smolders
, D.M.W. Leenaerts
, M. Geurts

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Abstract

This paper presents the performance of a focal plane array operating in transmit mode at 30 GHz for use in future Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT). The performance of the array is analyzed in front of a reflector with a small F/D ratio. The focal plane fields are synthesized using an array with aperture-coupled microstrip antennas. This configuration is used to determine the optimal excitation coefficients. A Silicon transmitter integrated circuit (IC) using a phase shifting up-converter operating at 30 GHz is designed and measured together with the antenna to generate a complex gain constellation for the required beam steering. The experimental results are used to calculate the far-field pattern of the complete system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of The 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP) 6-11 april 2014, The Hague, The Netherlands
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	253-256
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6901737
Publication status	Published - 2014

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Zamanifekri, A., Pei, Y., Chen, Y., Smolders, A. B., Leenaerts, D. M. W., & Geurts, M. (2014). Focal plane array with a Ka-band silicon transmitter on chip for VSAT applications. In Proceedings of The 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP) 6-11 april 2014, The Hague, The Netherlands (pp. 253-256). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6901737

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Focal plane array with a Ka-band silicon transmitter on chip for VSAT applications. / Zamanifekri, A.; Pei, Y.; Chen, Y. et al.
Proceedings of The 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP) 6-11 april 2014, The Hague, The Netherlands. Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2014. p. 253-256.

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Zamanifekri A, Pei Y, Chen Y, Smolders AB, Leenaerts DMW, Geurts M. Focal plane array with a Ka-band silicon transmitter on chip for VSAT applications. In Proceedings of The 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP) 6-11 april 2014, The Hague, The Netherlands. Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 2014. p. 253-256 doi: 10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6901737

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