Dual polarized reflectarray transmit antenna for operation in Ku-and Ka-bands with independent feeds

E Martinez-de-Rioja, JA Encinar… - … on Antennas and …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A reflectarray antenna capable of operating independently in the transmit frequencies (from
a satellite) in Ku-band (11-13 GHz) and Ka-band (19-20 GHz) has been proposed and …

Flat reflectarray that generates adjacent beams by discriminating in dual circular polarization

R Florencio, JA Encinar, RR Boix… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
One planar 18× 18 cm 2 reflectarray prototype, capable of generating adjacent pencil beams
with the orthogonal circular polarizations (CPs) in the Ka-band (19.2-20.2 GHz), has been …

Advanced multibeam antenna configurations based on reflectarrays: Providing multispot coverage with a smaller number of apertures for satellite communications in …

E Martinez-de-Rioja… - IEEE Antennas and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents some recent developments in multiplebeam antennas (MBAs) based on
reflectarrays for communication satellites in the Kurz (K) and Kurz-above (Ka) bands. The …

Broadband linear-to-circular polarizing reflector for space applications in Ka-band

E Martinez-de-Rioja, JA Encinar, A Pino… - … on Antennas and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a novel low-profile broadband polarizing reflector to convert dual linear
polarization (LP) into dual circular polarization (CP). The polarizing cell is based on printed …

Dual-frequency reflectarray cell to provide opposite phase shift in dual circular polarization with application in multibeam satellite antennas

D Martinez-de-Rioja, R Florencio… - IEEE Antennas and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A new reflectarray cell is proposed to simultaneously provide opposite phase shifts between
orthogonal circular polarizations at two frequencies (19.7 and 29.5 GHz) by applying a …

High-efficiency polarizer reflectarray antennas for data transmission links from a CubeSat

E Martinez-de-Rioja, D Martinez-de-Rioja… - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper presents two designs of high-efficiency polarizer reflectarray antennas able to
generate a collimated beam in dual-circular polarization using a linearly polarized feed, with …

Multibeam reflectarrays in Ka-band for efficient antenna farms onboard broadband communication satellites

D Martinez-de-Rioja, E Martinez-de-Rioja… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Broadband communication satellites in Ka-band commonly use four reflector antennas to
generate a multispot coverage. In this paper, four different multibeam antenna farms are …

Advanced manufacturing and characterization of mm-wave two-layer reflectarray cells

S LeBlanc, K Church… - 2022 IEEE 22nd …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Reflectarray antennas (RA) have been proven as a transformational technology for a variety
of applications, including space missions, where flat antenna reflectors are engineered with …

Experimental validation of generating two spaced beams with reflectarrays by VRT

A Somolinos, R Florencio, I Gonzalez… - … on Antennas and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The concept of generating two spaced beams in dual-CP by variable rotation technique
(VRT) is validated for the first time by manufacturing and measuring. A reflectarray …

A New Satellite Antenna Concept Using Reflectarray Antennas

M Fukaya, R Obata, S Makino… - … on Antennas and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a new satellite antenna concept involving a Tx and an Rx reflectarray antenna
is proposed. Each antenna is composed of multiple horns and a single-layer flat reflectarray …