Increasing the EIRP by using FPA-fed reflector antennas

A. Al-Rawi; A. Dubok; S.J. Geluk; B.P. de Hon; M.H.A.J. Herben; A.B. Smolders

doi:10.1109/APS.2016.7696518

Increasing the EIRP by using FPA-fed reflector antennas

A. Al-Rawi, A. Dubok, S.J. Geluk, B.P. de Hon, M.H.A.J. Herben, A.B. Smolders

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The wireless communication range of E-Band point-to-point antenna systems can be extended by increasing the effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP). By employing a focal plane arrays (FPA), the reflector antenna can generate a high EIRP with electronic beam steering. By axially displacing the FPA towards the reflector, the field pattern across the FPA will be broader. Therefore the number of active elements in the array is increased, resulting in a higher EIRP. An in-house developed FPA model based on the physical optics (PO) surface current method is used in this analysis. It is found that 8 dB can be gained if the FPA with 9 × 9 active array elements is axially displaced by 2.3 λ (Frequency 71 GHz) towards the reflector. For this axial displacement the tapering and spillover efficiency are maximally reduced by 3 %. A higher EIRP can be achieved by increasing the axial displacements, but in this case, the FPA size must be increased in order to meet efficiency criterion of 80 %.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2016 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI), 26 June - 1 July 2016, Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	1623-1624
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509028863
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/APS.2016.7696518
Publication status	Published - 27 Oct 2016
Event	2016 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2016 - Fajardo, Puerto Rico Duration: 26 Jun 2016 → 1 Jul 2016

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Conference	2016 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2016
Abbreviated title	APSURSI 2016
Country/Territory	Puerto Rico
City	Fajardo
Period	26/06/16 → 1/07/16

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Al-Rawi, A., Dubok, A., Geluk, S. J., de Hon, B. P., Herben, M. H. A. J., & Smolders, A. B. (2016). Increasing the EIRP by using FPA-fed reflector antennas. In 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI), 26 June - 1 July 2016, Fajardo, Puerto Rico (pp. 1623-1624). Article 7696518 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/APS.2016.7696518

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Al-Rawi, A, Dubok, A, Geluk, SJ, de Hon, BP , Herben, MHAJ & Smolders, AB 2016, Increasing the EIRP by using FPA-fed reflector antennas. in 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI), 26 June - 1 July 2016, Fajardo, Puerto Rico ., 7696518, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, pp. 1623-1624, 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2016, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, 26/06/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/APS.2016.7696518

Increasing the EIRP by using FPA-fed reflector antennas. / Al-Rawi, A.; Dubok, A.; Geluk, S.J. et al.
2016 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI), 26 June - 1 July 2016, Fajardo, Puerto Rico . Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2016. p. 1623-1624 7696518.

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