DocumentCode
3058550
Title
Analysis of Coupled Oscillator Array Including Effects of Amplitude Dynamics
Author
Jiang, Hai ; Penno, Robert
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Dayton, Dayton, OH
fYear
2008
fDate
16-18 July 2008
Firstpage
53
Lastpage
55
Abstract
This paper investigates the effects of amplitude dynamics on the operation of coupled oscillator arrays. The free running frequencies for achieving constant phase progression and arbitrary amplitude distribution are developed. A code structure that implements the system dynamics is suggested. Numerical results show that amplitude dynamics have significant effects on main beam errors and the side lobe levels if non-uniform amplitude distribution is employed.
Keywords
antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; oscillators; amplitude dynamics; arbitrary amplitude distribution; code structure; constant phase progression; coupled oscillator array; free running frequency; Coupling circuits; Frequency; Microwave oscillators; Optical coupling; Phase shifters; Phased arrays; RLC circuits; Steady-state; Testing; Transmission lines;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 2008. NAECON 2008. IEEE National
Conference_Location
Dayton, OH
ISSN
7964-0977
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2615-7
Electronic_ISBN
7964-0977
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NAECON.2008.4806515
Filename
4806515
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