Title :
The impact of time delay verses phase steering on the harmonics radiated by a multibeam wideband active transmit array
Author :
Weiss, Matthew D. ; Haupt, R.L.
Author_Institution :
Ball Aerosp. & Technol. Corp., Westminster, CO, USA
Abstract :
This paper investigates the harmonics radiated by a multibeam transmit array. A realistic power amplifier model represents the nonlinear response that goes to the array elements. The radiated harmonics are calculated using both phase shifters and time delay units.
Keywords :
active antenna arrays; broadband antennas; harmonics; phase shifters; power amplifiers; transmitting antennas; array elements; multibeam wideband active transmit array; phase shifters; phase steering; radiated harmonics; realistic power amplifier model; time delay units; Arrays; Bandwidth; Delay effects; Harmonic analysis; OFDM; Phase shifters; Power amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5705-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICEAA.2013.6632240
