Title :
An active membrane phased array radar
Author :
Moussessian, Alina ; Castillo, Linda Del ; Huang, John ; Sadowy, Greg ; Hoffman, James ; Smith, Phil ; Hatake, Toshiro ; Derksen, Chuck ; Lopez, Bernardo ; Caro, Ed
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
We have developed the first membrane-based active phased array in L-band (1.26GHz). The array uses membrane-compatible transmit/receive (T/R) modules (membrane T/R) for each antenna element. We use phase shifters within each T/R module for electronic beam steering. We discuss the T/R module design and integration with the membrane. We also present transmit and receive beam-steering results for the array.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; UHF phase shifters; active antenna arrays; antenna phased arrays; beam steering; phased array radar; synthetic aperture radar; 1.26 GHz; L-band active phased arrays; active membrane phased array radar; antenna elements; electronic beam steering; membrane-compatible transmit-receive modules; phase shifters; synthetic aperture radar; Antenna arrays; Biomembranes; Flexible printed circuits; L-band; Orbits; Packaging; Phased arrays; Receiving antennas; Synthetic aperture radar; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2005 IEEE MTT-S International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8845-3
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2005.1517047
