Quick Feasibility Demonstration for an Inflatable Antenna System in Space

Abstract

This paper describes a program to test the feasibility of combining very large, lightweight, inflatable, and rigidizable structures with photonic RF data links, flexible broadband antennas, and flexible solar cells for possible use in large space based antenna arrays.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA451626

Entities

People

  • D. C. Gammon
  • D. P. Cadogan
  • G. F. Vanblaricum Jr.
  • J. P. Reilley
  • M. A. Gilbert
  • M. L. Vanblaricum
  • M. S. Grahne
  • R. W. Lingo
  • W. C. Derbes

Organizations

  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antenna Arrays
  • Antenna Components
  • Antennas
  • Bandwidth
  • Communication Equipment
  • Demonstrations
  • Distributed Feedback Lasers
  • Fiber Optics
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Inflatable Structures
  • Laminates
  • Laser Diodes
  • Lasers
  • Optical Fibers
  • Radio Frequency Amplifiers
  • Solar Cells

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Software Engineering
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Science - Quantum Key Distribution
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites