Multi-permittivity 3D-printed Ceramic Dual-Band Circularly Polarized Dielectric Resonator Antenna for Space Applications
Quentin Lamotte, Gautier Mazingue, Jacek Bhatker, Maxime Romier, Nicolas Capet, Nicolas Delhote, Cyrille Menudier, Olivier Tantot, Marc Thévenot, Kévin Elis
Abstract
This document presents a Dielectric Resonator Antenna (DRA) developed by ANYWAVES with the support of the French Space Agency (CNES) and the help of an academic partner XLIM. This antenna is circularly-polarized, dual-band (Upper-L-Band [1.559 - 1.61 GHz] and TTC S-Band [2.025 - 2.29 GHz]) and designed to be integrated on a CubeSat or Nanosatellite. The particularity of this DRA is that the dielectric part is a structured 3D-printed block of Zirconia with two different permittivities. Two different feeding lines have been designed: with and without an integrated diplexer.
Topics & Concepts
Dielectric resonator antennaDiplexerAntenna (radio)CubeSatDielectricMulti-band deviceOpticsMaterials scienceOptoelectronicsDielectric resonatorPermittivityCoaxial antennaMicrostrip antennaTelecommunicationsPhysicsComputer scienceEngineeringSatelliteAerospace engineeringAntenna Design and AnalysisAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface TechnologiesMetamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications