Title :
Reconfigurable and scalable array element design for polarimetric multifunctional PAR
Author :
Zhang, Yan ; Pan, Yu ; Wang, Shang ; Zhao, Qing ; Zrnic, Dusan ; Doviak, Richard J.
Author_Institution :
Atmos. Radar Res. Center (ARRC), Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
Abstract :
A reconfigurable and scalable design of TR module for the next generation of multifunctional phased array radar (PAR) is presented and initial design validations are discussed. The TR module supports full dual-polarized array operations and various adaptive beam illumination controls for 10-cm radars. The antenna, RF, HPA and beamforming interfaces are discussed.
Keywords :
array signal processing; phased array radar; adaptive beam illumination control; antenna; beamforming interface; dual-polarized array operation; polarimetric multifunctional phased array radar; reconfigurable array; scalable array element design; size 10 cm; Antenna measurements; Arrays; Frequency measurement; Gain; Loss measurement; Radar; Radar antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference (RADAR), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Kansas City, MO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8901-5
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2011.5960523
