Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Second-Order Atmospheric Effects Impairing W-Band SatCom Systems

Abstract

The main goal of this work was to develop physically-based models, which can be used to predict the propagation conditions for Earth-space communication systems operating at W band, for which no experimental data are currently available. To this aim, the first part of this work was devoted to a brief overview on the main impairments induced by tropospheric constituents on EM waves in the 10-100 GHz range, among which the signal attenuation is the prevalent one. The second part of the work on the experimental activities was devoted to evaluating the effectiveness of two Fade Mitigation Techniques.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 18, 2022
Accession Number
AD1165741

Entities

People

  • Lorenzo Luini

Organizations

  • Polytechnic University of Milan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • 5G Wireless Networks
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Bandwidth
  • Communication Channels
  • Communication Systems
  • Earth Orbits
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Frequency Bands
  • Geography
  • Geosynchronous Orbits
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Radar
  • Meteorology
  • Radio Equipment
  • Radio Frequency Devices
  • Satellite Communications
  • Space Communications

Readers

  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space