Dual-Circularly Polarized Offset Parabolic Reflector Antenna with Microstrip Antenna Array for 12-GHz Band Satellite Broadcasting Reception
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Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) started test satellite broadcasting of ultra-high-definition television (UHDTV) on August 1st, 2016. The test broadcasting is being provided in the 12-GHz (11.7 to 12.75GHz) band with right-hand circular polarization. In 2018, left-hand circular polarization in the same frequency band will be used for satellite broadcasting of UHDTV. Because UHDTV satellite broadcasting uses the 16APSK modulation scheme, which requires a higher carrier-to-noise ratio than that used for HDTV in Japan, it is important to mitigate the cross-polarization interference. Therefore, we fabricated and tested a dual-circularly polarized offset parabolic reflector antenna that has a feed antenna composed of a 2×2 microstrip antenna array, which is sequentially rotated to enhance the polarization purity. Measured results showed that the fabricated antenna complied with our requirements, a voltage standing wave ratio of less than 1.4, antenna gain of 34.5dBi (i.e., the aperture efficiency was 69%), and cross-polarization discrimination of 28.7dB.
- Publication
- IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications Vol.E101-B No.2 pp.340-348
- Publication Date
- 2018/02/01
- Publicized
- 2017/08/22
- Online ISSN
- 1745-1345
- DOI
- 10.1587/transcom.2017ISP0012
- Type of Manuscript
- Special Section PAPER (Special Section on Recent Progress in Antennas and Propagation in Conjunction with Main Topics of ISAP2016)
- Category
- Antennas
Authors
Masafumi NAGASAKA
Japan Broadcasting Corporation
Susumu NAKAZAWA
Japan Broadcasting Corporation
Shoji TANAKA
Japan Broadcasting Corporation
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Masafumi NAGASAKA, Susumu NAKAZAWA, Shoji TANAKA, "Dual-Circularly Polarized Offset Parabolic Reflector Antenna with Microstrip Antenna Array for 12-GHz Band Satellite Broadcasting Reception" in IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications,
vol. E101-B, no. 2, pp. 340-348, February 2018, doi: 10.1587/transcom.2017ISP0012.
Abstract: Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) started test satellite broadcasting of ultra-high-definition television (UHDTV) on August 1st, 2016. The test broadcasting is being provided in the 12-GHz (11.7 to 12.75GHz) band with right-hand circular polarization. In 2018, left-hand circular polarization in the same frequency band will be used for satellite broadcasting of UHDTV. Because UHDTV satellite broadcasting uses the 16APSK modulation scheme, which requires a higher carrier-to-noise ratio than that used for HDTV in Japan, it is important to mitigate the cross-polarization interference. Therefore, we fabricated and tested a dual-circularly polarized offset parabolic reflector antenna that has a feed antenna composed of a 2×2 microstrip antenna array, which is sequentially rotated to enhance the polarization purity. Measured results showed that the fabricated antenna complied with our requirements, a voltage standing wave ratio of less than 1.4, antenna gain of 34.5dBi (i.e., the aperture efficiency was 69%), and cross-polarization discrimination of 28.7dB.
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AU - Masafumi NAGASAKA
AU - Susumu NAKAZAWA
AU - Shoji TANAKA
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AB - Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) started test satellite broadcasting of ultra-high-definition television (UHDTV) on August 1st, 2016. The test broadcasting is being provided in the 12-GHz (11.7 to 12.75GHz) band with right-hand circular polarization. In 2018, left-hand circular polarization in the same frequency band will be used for satellite broadcasting of UHDTV. Because UHDTV satellite broadcasting uses the 16APSK modulation scheme, which requires a higher carrier-to-noise ratio than that used for HDTV in Japan, it is important to mitigate the cross-polarization interference. Therefore, we fabricated and tested a dual-circularly polarized offset parabolic reflector antenna that has a feed antenna composed of a 2×2 microstrip antenna array, which is sequentially rotated to enhance the polarization purity. Measured results showed that the fabricated antenna complied with our requirements, a voltage standing wave ratio of less than 1.4, antenna gain of 34.5dBi (i.e., the aperture efficiency was 69%), and cross-polarization discrimination of 28.7dB.
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