@inproceedings{65963860d57847e8ad63aba3e137c61a,
title = "The Advanced Short Backfire Antenna as an Element for Space-Based Phased Arrays",
abstract = "Metasurfaces have been used to greatly enhance the performance capabilities of well-known antennas. One example of this improvement in performance is the Advanced Short Backfire Antenna (A-SBFA), in which the metallic inner rim-wall of a short-backfire antenna is lined with an anisotropic impedance metasurface. A hexagonal A-SBFA has been shown to produce greater than 90% aperture efficiency at both the GPS L1 (1.575 GHz) and L2 (1.227 GHz) bands [1], while circular A-SBFAs are capable of greater than 100% dual-band aperture efficiency at a range of aperture sizes [2]. The A-SBFA technology is therefore an excellent candidate for service as an array element on next-generation Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) GPS satellite buses. In this report, we outline the development path that led to the current A-SBFA technology. We further describe studies which should be conducted to bring the A-SBFA to a higher level of technology readiness as a phased array element.",
author = "Mussman, {Colin A.} and Erik Lier and Hand, {Thomas H.} and Werner, {Douglas H.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 IEEE.; 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, AP-S/URSI 2023 ; Conference date: 23-07-2023 Through 28-07-2023",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1109/USNC-URSI52151.2023.10237891",
language = "English (US)",
series = "IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest)",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "99--100",
booktitle = "2023 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, AP-S/URSI 2023 - Proceedings",
address = "United States",
}