Wahid Elmarissi

Miniaturized Dielectric Resonator Antenna Array for GNSS Applications

The increase in global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) availability and services is fostering a new wave of applications related to satellite navigation. Such increase is also followed by more and more threats, aiming at signal disruption. In order to fully exploit the potentialities of precise and reliable navigation, being able at the same time to counteract threats such as interference, jamming, and spoofing, smart antenna systems are being investigated worldwide, with the requirements of multiband operation and compactness. In order to answer such need, the present work proposes a miniaturized dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) 2 × 2 array able to operate at E5/L5, L2, and E6 bands, with an overall footprint of only 3.5′′ (89 mm).

A multi-band conformai antenna array for GNSS applications

The position accuracy in satellite navigation is enhanced when low elevation satellites are included in the triangulation due to the contribution of satellite geometry. Moreover, improved reception of low elevation signals leads to a higher overall system availability. However, the receiving antenna characteristics usually suffer from low-gain and high axial ratios at low elevations. In this contribution, an antenna array conformal to a spherical cap is presented. The array consists of a single antenna on top of the cap and six, radially directed, equally spaced elements on a ring. The manufactured antenna achieves a gain between 0 dB and 4 dB with low axial ratio in the forward hemisphere at the E5a/b and E1 center frequencies of 1.176 GHz, 1.207 GHz and 1.575 GHz, respectively.

An active phased array for mobile satellite communication at Ka-band in LTCC technology

A novel concept for an active transmit phased array for satellite communication has been proposed. It improves the main drawbacks of the previous one presented earlier. Important parts of the new concept have been positively verified. Additional validation of the remaining parts and of the whole concept is still to be done.