Rectangular Microstrip Array Feed Antenna for C-Band Satellite Communications: Preliminary Results

Catur Apriono; B. Pratiknyo Adi Mahatmanto; Filbert H. Juwono

doi:10.3390/rs15041126

Rectangular Microstrip Array Feed Antenna for C-Band Satellite Communications: Preliminary Results

Catur Apriono, B. Pratiknyo Adi Mahatmanto, Filbert H. Juwono

Department of Electrical Engineering

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This paper proposes a rectangular array configuration of microstrip antennas combined with a parabolic reflector for C-band satellite communications. The antenna operates in the frequency range of 3.8–4.2 GHz. In particular, the proposed antenna is a 2 × 2 feed antenna on a parabolic system. It uses a multilayer microstrip array antenna with proximity coupling and coaxial probe techniques as a feeding technique. The fabricated antenna operates at 3.8–4.4 GHz and 12.1 dBi gain at frequency 4.148 GHz. Through simulation, combining the antenna with a 2.4 m parabolic reflector results in a gain of 33.1 dBi. In conclusion, the proposed antenna configuration achieves the expected high gain and narrow beamwidth for the E plane and the H plane.

Original language	English
Article number	1126
Journal	Remote Sensing
Volume	15
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15041126
Publication status	Published - Feb 2023

Keywords

array antenna
microstrip
reflector
satellite

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