Development of 1.8 M Diameter Dish Reflector using Fiberglass Materials at Ku-Band Applications

This paper describes the design, simulation and development of parabolic reflector using fiber glass. The antenna is 1.8m in diameter, for operation at Ku-band (10.95 '“ 12GHz). An f/d ratio of 0.43 was chosen and other parameters were computed. The S parameters for the antenna were obtained using Design-Expert 6.0.8 Software Version and Advance Design System (ADS). The properties of the antenna such as bandwidth, beam width, gain, directivity, return loss and VSWR were obtained. The antenna offers high efficiency and high gain. The fiberglass has good surface accuracy with a light weight of 20 kg. Olabisi Olusegun"Development of 1.8 M Diameter Dish Reflector using Fiberglass Materials at Ku-Band Applications" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-3 , April 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd11132.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/11132/development-of-18-m-diameter-dish-reflector-using-fiberglass-materials-at-ku-band-applications/olabisi-olusegun