Abstract-A reflectarray antenna capable of operating independently in the transmit frequencies (from a satellite) in and has been proposed and demonstrated. To prove that independent beams can be optimized in each frequency band using separate feeds, a 25-cm demonstrator that generates a focused beam in dual polarization (linear or circular) has been designed, manufactured, and tested. The reflectarray cells comprise two stacked sets of coupled parallel dipoles for each polarization, which permits an independent optimization of the phase for each frequency and polarization. The simulated and measured radiation patterns for both copolar and crosspolar components are in good agreement in Ku-and Ka-bands.

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This contribution describes a design concept of a reflectarray antenna to produce four adjacent beams per feed through the simultaneous use of polarization and frequency discrimination The feed position is computed to produce two adjacent beams in different frequencies accounting for the beam squint effect, which ensures a minimum phase variation between the phase distributions at the two frequencies. The other two beams in orthogonal polarization are generated by implementing in the reflectarray a different phase-shift for each polarization. This contribution presents the design, manufacturing and measurement of a 43-cm demonstrator that operates at transmit frequencies in Ka-band. The proposed concept can be suitable for multiple spot beam satellites in Ka-band, enabling a reduction in the number of antennas and feeds needed to provide the multi-spot coverage.

This contribution describes a design concept based on beam squint effect in printed reflectarrays that allows to produce multiple contiguous beams at 19.5 and 20 GHz, by discriminating in frequency. A 1.6-m reflectarray has been proposed to produce 10 beams separated 0.5 degree using five feeds with frequency reuse. The simulated radiation patterns show a peak gain better than 47.6 dBi, with side-lobe levels close to -22 dB. The proposed concept can be suitable for multiple spot beam satellites in Ka-band.

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