Square DRA feed for parabolic reflector antenna for satellite communication application

P Soni Reddy; Rahul Mondal; Sushanta Sarkar; Debasree Chanda Sarkar; Partha Pratim Sarkar

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Square DRA feed for parabolic reflector antenna for satellite communication application

P Soni Reddy , Rahul Mondal , Sushanta Sarkar , Debasree Chanda Sarkar and Partha Pratim Sarkar

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From the journal Frequenz Volume 75 Issue 9-10

Abstract

A square dielectric resonator antenna (SDRA) offering high polarization purity as a feed for parabolic reflector antenna is presented in this paper. Three sequences of holes are strategically integrated into the SDRA to enhance the polarization purity of the desired mode by suppressing the cross-polarization (X-pol) generating higher order mode. A detailed study on the performance of the parabolic reflector antenna with the proposed SDRA feed is also performed. The composite structure provides low X-pol levels of −33 dB at the half-power beamwidth (HPBW) points and −35 dB at the 1 dB co-polarization region in the H-plane. The composite structure radiates in the broadside direction with a high gain of 26 dBi and radiation efficiency of 95%. The proposed SDRA is designed to operate at 3 GHz of the S-band. A prototype of the proposed design is fabricated and experimentally verified. A measured X-pol isolation of 39 dB at ±15% of HPBW (European Telecommunication Standards Institute [ETSI] standard for satellite communication) and 50 dB at boresight is obtained in the H-plane. The small size, light weight, stable radiation performance and high polarization purity offered by the proposed SDRA make it a suitable candidate for satellite communication application.

Keywords: cross-polarization; dielectric resonator antenna (DRA); parabolic reflectors; satellite communication

Corresponding author: P Soni Reddy, Department of Engineering and Technology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, India, E-mail: p.sonireddy@gmail.com

Funding source: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

Award Identifier / Grant number: 09/106(0182)/2019-EMR-I

Acknowledgment

This work is partially supported by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India, under Grant 09/106(0182)/2019-EMR-I.

Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
Research funding: None declared.
Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Received: 2020-10-15

Accepted: 2021-03-30

Published Online: 2021-04-20

Published in Print: 2021-10-26

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cross-polarization; dielectric resonator antenna (DRA); parabolic reflectors; satellite communication