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Fully-Metallic Additively Manufactured Monolithic Double-Ridged Waveguide Rotman Lens in the K/K-a-Band
European Space Agcy, NL-2200 AG Noordwijk, Netherlands..
European Space Agcy, NL-2200 AG Noordwijk, Netherlands.;Hanwha Phasor Ltd, London E N 7RJ, England..
NextPangea SL, Asturias 33418, Spain.;Northern Waves AB, S-11428 Stockholm, Sweden..ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7703-9526
European Space Agcy, NL-2200 AG Noordwijk, Netherlands.;SENER Aerosp & Def, Barcelona 08290, Spain..
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2023 (English)In: Sensors, E-ISSN 1424-8220, Vol. 23, no 14, p. 6573-, article id 6573Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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This paper reports on the design and experimental validation of a fully-metallic doubleridged waveguide 10 x 10 Rotman lens additively manufactured as a single part. The wide band operation of this quasi-optical beamformer enables us to cover the uplink and downlink frequencies allocated to satellite communications in the K/K-a-band, from 17.3GHz to 30 GHz. The feeding port design was adjusted to enable vertical printing, thus minimizing the use of supporting structures. A prototype was manufactured and tested. The reported results indicate losses in the range of 0.5 dB in the lower-frequency band and 0.8 dB in the upper-frequency band, including the waveguide transitions added for test purposes. The measured reflection and coupling coefficients remain below 11.5 dB over the operating band. The standard deviation of the residual phase error across the array ports is below 5 degrees in simulation and below 10 degrees in measurements. Array factors synthesized using the scattering parameters confirm the good stability of the beamforming functionality over the wide frequency band analyzed. This monolithic design is a promising step toward more integrated antenna systems, such as a compact dual-stack configuration for planar array design.

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MDPI AG , 2023. Vol. 23, no 14, p. 6573-, article id 6573
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fully-metallic antenna, Rotman lens, multiple beam antenna, satellite communication, additive manufacturing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-334741DOI: 10.3390/s23146573ISI: 001039641500001PubMedID: 37514867Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85166013757OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-334741DiVA, id: diva2:1791156
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