| Title |
Fabrication and Characterization of Wideband HTS Antennas for Satellite to Satellite Communication |
| Keywords |
Wideband ; HTS antennas ; YBCO film ; Triangular radiation patch ; Moment Method |
| Abstract |
We designed wideband HTS antennas which consists of two triangle -radiation patches using a YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-X} (YBCO) superconducting thin film. The major limitation of high-Tc superconducting (HTS) microstrip antennas is the narrow bandwidth due to the high Q and thin substrate. Defining bandwidth as the frequency range over which standing wave ratio (SWR) 2:1 or less, HTS antenna bandwidths are typically 0.85 % to 1.1 %. Thus considerable effort has been focused on developing antennas for broadband operation. To calculate input impedance and design of the broadband HTS antennas a moment method technique was used. The HTS antenna fabricated in this work was designed for K-band, which is useful band for satellite to satellite communications. The bandwidth obtained was a significant 6.7 % and the other measured performance of our HTS antenna, including the bandwidth, radiation Pattern, efficiency, standing wave ratio (SWR) and return losses was reported. |