A study of deployable center-fed reflectarray antenna

Hiromasa Nakajima; Shin-ichi Yamamoto; Michio Takikawa; Syuji Nuimura; Yoshio Inasawa

doi:10.1587/comex.2021SPL0034

Special Cluster on Antennas and Propagation Technologies in Conjunction with Main Topics of ISAP2020

A study of deployable center-fed reflectarray antenna

Hiromasa Nakajima, Shin-ichi Yamamoto, Michio Takikawa, Syuji Nuimura, Yoshio Inasawa

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Keywords: reflectarray, deployable antenna, backfire, foldable substrate

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2021 Volume 10 Issue 9 Pages 693-697

DOI https://doi.org/10.1587/comex.2021SPL0034

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Abstract

In this paper a deployable center-fed reflectarray antenna for mobile satellite communication systems is proposed. The proposed antenna consists of a main-substrate, four foldable sub-substrates, and a backfire antenna. This antenna can speedily be installed by attaching the backfire antenna and deploying the folded sub-substrates. The design results show that the antenna can satisfy the target gain by adjusting the deployment angle of the sub-substrates. In addition, the validity of the design is verified by measurements.

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