Stepped-reflector antenna for dual-band multiple beam satellite communications payloads

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 801-811

  Rao, Sudhakar K ^a   Tang, Minh Q ^a  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual band antenna; Multiple beam antennas; Reflector antennas; Satellite communications

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

DUAL-BAND ANTENNA; MULTIPLE BEAM ANTENNAS; RADIATION PATTERNS; SATELLITE PAYLOADS; STEPPED-REFLECTOR ANTENNA (SRA);

ANTENNA REFLECTORS;

EID: 33644921752     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2006.869938     Document Type: Article

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