• High Power Laser and Particle Beams
  • Vol. 36, Issue 9, 093004 (2024)
Xiaofeng Yang, Chengkun Yang, and Qinggong Guo*
Author Affiliations
  • College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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    DOI: 10.11884/HPLPB202436.240012 Cite this Article
    Xiaofeng Yang, Chengkun Yang, Qinggong Guo. Design of common aperture multi-beam shaped reflector antenna for satellite communications[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36(9): 093004 Copy Citation Text show less
    Dual-offset and multi-feeds reflector antenna
    Fig. 1. Dual-offset and multi-feeds reflector antenna
    Shaped area
    Fig. 2. Shaped area
    Vertical transmission frequency:12.5 GHz
    Fig. 3. Vertical transmission frequency:12.5 GHz
    Horizontal reception frequency:14.25 GHz
    Fig. 4. Horizontal reception frequency:14.25 GHz
    Horizontal transmission frequency:12.5 GHz
    Fig. 5. Horizontal transmission frequency:12.5 GHz
    Vertical reception frequency:14.25 GHz
    Fig. 6. Vertical reception frequency:14.25 GHz
    Horizontal transmission frequency:17.5 GHz
    Fig. 7. Horizontal transmission frequency:17.5 GHz
    Vertical reception frequency:17.9 GHz
    Fig. 8. Vertical reception frequency:17.9 GHz
    x-direction scanning :17.5 GHz
    Fig. 9. x-direction scanning :17.5 GHz
    x-direction scanning :17.9 GHz
    Fig. 10. x-direction scanning :17.9 GHz
    y-direction scanning :17.5 GHz
    Fig. 11. y-direction scanning :17.5 GHz
    y-direction scanning :17.9 GHz
    Fig. 12. y-direction scanning :17.9 GHz
    Dm/mF/mDsx/mf/mfeed1 position/mfeed2 position/mfeed3 position/mSR eccentricity
    1.10.880.2780.15(−0.13,0,0.076)(0.035,0.055,0.92)(0.045,−0.043,0.84)0.25
    Table 1. Design parameters for antenna
    itemEOC gain/dBiXPD/dB
    EOC gain: edge-of-coverage gain; XPD: cross-polarization discrimination
    shaped beam 127.529
    shaped beam 228.025
    spot beam34.030
    Table 2. Task metrics
    shaped datatransmitted formfrequency/GHzlinear polarizationEOC gain/dBiXPD/dBEOC gain/dBi[10]
    H: horizontal ; V: vertical ; TX: transmit ; RX: receive
    shaped beam 2TX12.50H28.22527.3
    RX14.25V28.02527.1
    shaped beam 1TX12.50V28.02926.1
    RX14.25H27.72926.1
    Table 3. Date of shaped beam
    shaped datatransmitted formDλGAP
    shaped beam 2TX45.836706
    RX52.256404
    shaped beam 1TX45.839149
    RX52.258538
    Table 4. GAP of shaped beam
    spot beamtransmitted formgain/dBiXPD/dB
    #1TX34.5830
    RX34.7830
    #2TX35.0432
    RX35.2731
    #3TX35.3833
    RX35.7733
    Table 5. Gain of spot beam
    $ \Delta x/\mathrm{m}\mathrm{m} $$ \Delta y/\mathrm{m}\mathrm{m} $$ \theta$/(°)gain/dBi$ \Delta x/\mathrm{m}\mathrm{m} $$ \Delta y/\mathrm{m}\mathrm{m} $$ \theta $/(°)gain/dBi
    400−2.135.740−40−2.235.35
    800−4.335.670−80−4.335.27
    1200−6.435.320−120−6.535.04
    1400−7.435.070−140−7.634.80
    Table 6. Gain of spot beam
    Xiaofeng Yang, Chengkun Yang, Qinggong Guo. Design of common aperture multi-beam shaped reflector antenna for satellite communications[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36(9): 093004
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