Low Power Metasurface Beamforming Antennas with Dynamic Polarization Control for Multi-Orbit Satcoms

Mobile satcoms is evolving in a similar way to terrestrial mobile communications, whereby bespoke user terminal hardware operating on proprietary networks is transitioning to multi-orbit, multi-network hardware that can roam across different satellite constellations. A key enabler for this capability is polarization agility at the user terminal antenna. Metasurface technology provides this functionality with the lowest power consumption available when compared to other types of electronically scanned antennas. The low power consumption afforded by metasurface technology is an essential feature for mobile platforms like the consumer automobile, where satellite roaming will be a hard requirement.