EHF for Satellite Communications: The New Broadband Frontier

• Published in: Proceedings of the IEEE Vol. 99; no. 11; pp. 1858 - 1881
• Main Authors: Cianca, Ernestina, Rossi, Tommaso, Yahalom, Asher, Pinhasi, Yosef, Farserotu, John, Sacchi, Claudio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.11.2011; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Bandwidth; Broadband; Broadband communication; Channel allocation; Distortion; EHF; Exploitation; Extremely high-frequency (EHF); Links; Mathematical models; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite communication; Satellite communications; satellite networking; Spectra; Studies; Telecommunication network management

The exploitation of extremely high-frequency (EHF) bands (30-300 GHz) for broadband transmission over satellite links is currently a hot research topic. In particular, the Q-V band (30-50 GHz) and W-band (75-110 GHz) seem to offer very promising perspectives. This paper aims at presenting an overvie...