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Meta resonator based lower S-band antenna for cube-satellite communication system

HAITHAM ALSAIF1, TOUHIDUL ALAM2, TANVEER AHSAN3,4, AKM ARIFUL HAQUE SIDDIQUE5, MENGU CHO6, NORBAHIAH BINTI MISRAN3, MOHAMMAD TARIQUL ISLAM3

Affiliation

  1. Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Ha’il, Ha’il 81481, Saudi Arabia
  2. Pusat Sains Angkasa (ANGKASA), Institut Perubahan Iklim, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
  3. Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
  4. Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC), Chattogram-4318, Bangladesh
  5. Department of Physics, University of Chittagong, Chattogram 4331, Bangladesh
  6. Laboratory of Lean Satellite Enterprises and In-Orbit Experiments, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Fukuoka 804-8550, Japan

Abstract

In the space program, Cube Satellite has gained popularity in terms of nanosatellites, which can build by applying available the-shelf components and leads to cost-efficient. This concept generated another phase in space technology that inspired many sectors i.e.: business industries, government agencies, and the military to invest in this field. Circular polarisation plays a vital role for the smooth operation of the Cube-satellite communication system. The article proposed a meta resonator-based defected ground S-band circular polarised antenna for CubeSat applications. The antenna is designed and analysed by Computer Simulation Technology (CST) software. The computational and measured results showed that the proposed antenna obtained -10 dB bandwidth from 2.025-2.065 GHz with a peak realised gain of 5.2 dBi at the resonant frequency. The antenna also depicted 3dB axial ratio at the entire operating band. These properties make the proposed antenna a potential applicant for applications of lower L-band satellite communication.

Keywords

Cube Satellite, Meta resonator, Lower S-band, Circular polarization.

Citation

HAITHAM ALSAIF, TOUHIDUL ALAM, TANVEER AHSAN, AKM ARIFUL HAQUE SIDDIQUE, MENGU CHO, NORBAHIAH BINTI MISRAN, MOHAMMAD TARIQUL ISLAM, Meta resonator based lower S-band antenna for cube-satellite communication system, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 17, 5-6, May-June 2023, pp.224-229 (2023).

Submitted at: Jan. 21, 2023

Accepted at: June 6, 2023