Title :
Leveraging commercial wireless communications industry advances to lower the cost of phased arrays
Author :
Davis, Mark Bruce
Author_Institution :
Ball Aerosp. & Technol. Corp., Broomfield, CO, USA
Abstract :
The aerospace industry has successfully leveraged commercial personal communication RF components and manufacturing technology to reduce the cost of active phased array antenna at L and S-Band. This paper presents a brief overview of the design considerations for the development of low cost phased array architectures and manufacturing technology.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; active antenna arrays; antenna phased arrays; microwave antenna arrays; radiocommunication; telecommunication industry; L-band; S-band; active phased array antenna; aerospace industry; commercial wireless communication industry; manufacturing technology; personal communication RF components; Aerospace industry; Antenna accessories; Antenna arrays; Communication industry; Costs; Manufacturing industries; Phased arrays; Pulp manufacturing; Radio frequency; Wireless communication; Phased Array; microstrip antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT), 2010 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6056-4
Electronic_ISBN :
0149-645X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2010.5515833
