Title :
Fiber optic fed C-band active phased array antennas
Author :
Daryoush, A.S. ; Saedi, R. ; Samant, N. ; Herczfeld, P.R. ; Belaga, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of ECE, Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
Experimental results are presented demonstrating the operation of optically controlled phased array antennas at C-band. More specifically, experimental results on optically controlled 2*4 MMIC (monolithic microwave integrated circuit) based active T/R (transmit/receive) modules over the frequency of 5.5 to 5.8 GHz are presented. Custom-designed fiber-optic links have been used to provide distribution of data and frequency reference signals to phased array antennas used in the T/R Level Data Mixing architecture system.<>
Keywords :
MMIC; active antennas; antenna feeders; antenna phased arrays; microwave antenna arrays; optical fibres; 5.5 to 5.8 GHz; C-band; MMIC; T/R Level Data Mixing architecture; active T/R modules; active phased array antennas; fiber-optic links; frequency reference signals; optically controlled phased array antennas; Antenna arrays; Frequency; Integrated optics; MMICs; Microwave integrated circuits; Optical arrays; Optical control; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Phased arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1992., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0611-2
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1992.188006
