System-level integrated circuits for phased array antenna applications

Author

Shalkhauser, K.A. ; Windyka, J.A. ; Dening, D.C. ; Fithian, M.J.

Author_Institution

NASA Lewis Res. Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1996

fDate

17-21 June 1996

Firstpage

1593

Abstract

A new, high-density microwave circuit has been developed for use in advanced communication system antennas. These System-Level Integrated Circuits, or "SLICs", include integral features and functions facilitating reliable operation, improved performance, and ready application. An optical fiber feeds both control and 20-GHz RF signals to an 8-element phased array module, wherein SLIC circuitry provides automatic gain control, thermal compensation, voltage regulation, control signal processing, and health/status feedback. Modules have been fabricated using the new SLIC MMICs and the Microwave High Density Interconnect (MHDI) multilayer lamination process.

Keywords

MMIC; antenna phased arrays; automatic gain control; compensation; microwave antenna arrays; voltage control; 20 GHz; AGC; MHDI multilayer lamination process; MMICs; SHF; automatic gain control; control signal processing; health/status feedback; high-density microwave circuit; microwave high density interconnect; optical fiber feed; phased array antenna applications; system-level integrated circuits; thermal compensation; voltage regulation; Antenna arrays; Application specific integrated circuits; Automatic voltage control; Communication system control; Integrated circuit reliability; Microwave antennas; Microwave circuits; Optical arrays; Optical control; Phased arrays;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 1996., IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3246-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.1996.512242

Filename

512242