Design optimization of a novel inter-satellite downlink for small satellites to (mega-)constellations

Low downlink data rates limit the scientific and commercial return from small satellites. Now with constellations of small satellites becoming popular, the amount of data generated in low Earth orbit will be greater than ever. A novel data downlink architecture for small satellites is investigated that uses non-geostationary orbit (mega-...

Enhanced characterization and calibration techniques for millimeter­-wave active devices

Commercial interest for millimeter-wave wireless communication has increased significantly over the past years due to the appearance of large volume applications such as automotive radar and telecom applications, i.e. as 5G systems operating in the FR2 band, ISM applications in the 60 GHz E-band, and beyond 100 GHz in the W-band and D-band....