Prototype Evaluation of 16 Elements Electronically Scanned Array Antenna to Examine the Receiver Side Configuration for Aircraft

Demand of Internet access for people on board aircraft has been increasing to accompany the development of mobile phone. National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) research and develop the low-profile and scalable active electronically scanned array (AESA) antenna for Regional Jet in Ka-band. We fabricated 16 elements array antenna for a fundamental study of the receiver side configuration of AESA. The evaluation results of fabricated antenna are shown in this report.