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Abstract:This paper presents a modular S-/X-band shared-aperture phased-array antenna (SAPAA) for satellite-communication ground-station reception. The proposed architecture uses a repeatable unit cell that supports independent S- and X-band operation within the same physical aperture and enables arbitrary aperture scaling. Dual-polarized radiators are combined with calibrated complex receive coefficients to synthesize linear polarization (LP), right-hand circular polarization (RHCP), and left-hand circular polarization (LHCP). The design burden of the electrically large shared aperture is reduced by using theoretical estimates for scan matching and inter-band isolation before full shared-aperture verification. Simulated and measured results demonstrate axial ratios below 0.1 dB in the target S- and X-band receiving bands over a +/-50 deg scan range. The prototypes are validated using two approaches: passive measurements, where the element responses are measured individually, and RF system-on-chip-based active measurements, where all available receive channels are measured simultaneously. The results confirm that the proposed SAPAA provides wide-angle scanning, very high polarization purity, and polarization-reconfigurable operation for multi-mission SATCOM ground terminals.
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