Advances in Scanning Reflectarray Antennas Based on Ferroelectric Thin-Film Phase Shifters for Deep-Space Communications

• Published in: Proceedings of the IEEE Vol. 95; no. 10; pp. 1968 - 1975
• Main Author: Romanofsky, Robert R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.10.2007; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Antennas; Beam steering; Economics; Ferroelectric materials; Ferroelectric phase shifters; Ferroelectricity; intersymbol interference; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave communication; Mobile communication; Phase shifters; Phased arrays; radiation effects; reflectarray antenna; Reflector antennas; Scanning; Semiconductor laser arrays; Semiconductors; Thin films; Transistors; intersymbol interference; Ferroelectric phase shifters; radiation effects; reflectarray antenna

Though there are a few examples of scanning phased array antennas that have flown successfully in space, the quest for ldquolow costrdquo high-efficiency large-aperture microwave phased arrays continues. Fixed and mobile applications that may be part of a heterogeneous exploration communication arch...