Experimental measurement of noise figure and radiation efficiency with the antenna y-factor method at x-band

D Buck, MC Burnett, KF Warnick - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To optimize the design of a high-sensitivity receiver, it is valuable to be able to assign noise
budget contributions to various parts of the system. The system noise and aperture efficiency …

Adaptable, reconfigurable mobile very small aperture (VSAT) satellite communication terminal using an electronically scanned array (ESA)

RK McGarrahan, JR Bertelsen - US Patent 11,831,346, 2023 - Google Patents
Combinations of antenna types, which may include parabolic reflectors, electronically
scanned arrays (ESAs), lens antennas and other directional antenna types enable a satellite …