  The influence of Rashba spin-orbit coupling (SOC) on superconducting
correlations in thin-film superconductor/antiferromagnet (S/AF) structures with
compensated interfaces is studied. A unique effect of anisotropic enhancement
of proximity-induced triplet correlations by the SOC is predicted. It manifests
itself in the anisotropy of the superconducting critical temperature Tc with
respect to orientation of the Neel vector relative to the S/AF interface, which
is opposite to the behaviour of Tc in superconductor/ferromagnet structures. We
show that the anisotropy is controlled by the chemical potential of the
superconductor and, therefore, can be adjusted in (quasi)2D structures.
