A Hybrid Electronical/Mechanical Continuous Transverse Stub Phased Array for Ka-Band Satellite Communications

Kai Wang; Zhi Tao Du; Kai Xu Wang; Yunlong Lu; Lin Mei; Ye Wang

doi:10.1109/AP-S/CNC-USNC-URSI55537.2025.11266254

A Hybrid Electronical/Mechanical Continuous Transverse Stub Phased Array for Ka-Band Satellite Communications

Kai Wang
, Zhi Tao Du
, Kai Xu Wang
, Yunlong Lu
, Lin Mei
, Ye Wang

Pengcheng Laboratory
Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen
Ningbo University
HIT

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Abstract

We present a novel continuous transverse stub (CTS) phased array with a hybrid electronical/mechanical beam steering for Ka-band satellite communication. The elevation angle scanning is controlled electrically whereas the azimuth angle scanning is achieved by rotating the array mechanically. Structurally, the two-dimensional (2-D) CTS phased array is composed of a set of one-dimensional (1-D) CTS arrays with a stable boresight radiation covering the Ka-band. To build the 1D CTS array, a 1 × 4 subarray is proposed and excited by a quasi-TEM mode implemented with the substrate integrated coaxial line (SICL). The parallel plate stub of CTS is designed in stepped form and a differential series-fed is also applied to the subarray for wide bandwidth and simplified feeding network. The 2-D CTS phased array can be flexibly scaled to the size with m × 4 n elements based on the proposed subarray, and a 8 × 8 array is finally designed and analyzed. The simulated results show that an impedance bandwidth ranging from 26 to 31.2 GHz is obtained and a stable boresight radiation is also achieved from 27 GHz to 31 GHz with a peak gain of 21.4 dBi and gain variation within 1.7 dBi. A ± 50° beam scanning range is synthesized using the active element pattern method in the H -plane with a gain fluctuation within 4.2dBi.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2025 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, AP-S/CNC-USNC-URSI 2025 - Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1953-1955
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9798331523671
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/AP-S/CNC-USNC-URSI55537.2025.11266254
State	Published - 2025
Externally published	Yes
Event	2025 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, AP-S/CNC-USNC-URSI 2025 - Ottawa, Canada Duration: 13 Jul 2025 → 18 Jul 2025

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Name	IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest)
ISSN (Print)	1522-3965
ISSN (Electronic)	1947-1491

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Conference	2025 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, AP-S/CNC-USNC-URSI 2025
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Ottawa
Period	13/07/25 → 18/07/25

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Wang, K., Du, Z. T., Wang, K. X., Lu, Y., Mei, L., & Wang, Y. (2025). A Hybrid Electronical/Mechanical Continuous Transverse Stub Phased Array for Ka-Band Satellite Communications. In 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, AP-S/CNC-USNC-URSI 2025 - Proceedings (pp. 1953-1955). (IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest)). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/AP-S/CNC-USNC-URSI55537.2025.11266254

Wang, Kai ; Du, Zhi Tao ; Wang, Kai Xu et al. / A Hybrid Electronical/Mechanical Continuous Transverse Stub Phased Array for Ka-Band Satellite Communications. 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, AP-S/CNC-USNC-URSI 2025 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2025. pp. 1953-1955 (IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest)).

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A Hybrid Electronical/Mechanical Continuous Transverse Stub Phased Array for Ka-Band Satellite Communications. / Wang, Kai; Du, Zhi Tao; Wang, Kai Xu et al.
2025 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, AP-S/CNC-USNC-URSI 2025 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2025. p. 1953-1955 (IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest)).

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