Several services associated with satellite on the move and 5G applications are populating the K and Ka frequency bands. Beam forming networks are crucial components for achieving the necessary beam flexibility and agility of these systems. The Rotman lens is being widely investigate as a cost-effective solution for overcoming the main limitations of other types of beam forming networks, namely bandwidth, comple...
Intensive dairy cattle breeding have a relevant social and economic impact in portugal, particularly in the northern region. This activity generates a high flow of livestock effluents (slurry), rich in important nutrients for plant growth, which can be introduced into forest production systems. These effluents can provide a good alternative to mineral fertilizers, not only from an economic perspective, but also...
In this work an all-metal Rotman lens antenna design is presented. Ridge waveguides are used for the input and output ports of the lens to achieve broadband behavior in the K/KA bands of the new generation of satellite communications (17.3 GHz to 31 GHz). The Rotman lens is composed by 5 input and 5 output ports, with a maximum beam scanning of 20 degrees. The connection between the input and output ports is do...