Author :
Baque, Remi ; Bonin, Gregory ; Dreuillet, Philippe ; Barka, Andre
Author_Institution :
Electromagn. & Radar Dept., ONERA, Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
Since a few years ONERA has been investing in airborne compact technological research platforms for radar and optronics applications [1]. The latest development is the first prototype of CURACAO [2], a compact X-band Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) system able to work in SAR and/or GMTI modes. We describe in this paper the architecture, design and calibration of CURACAO.
Keywords :
active antenna arrays; airborne radar; microwave antenna arrays; radar antennas; scanning antennas; synthetic aperture radar; AESA system; CURACAO; GMTI mode; ONERA; SAR mode; X-band active electronically scanned array system; airborne compact technological research platform; optronics application; radar application; Calibration; Microwave antennas; Microwave filters; Radar antennas; Synthetic aperture radar; AESA antenna; COMPACT PAYLOAD; Calibration; GMTI; ONERA; Prototype; SAR; T/R-Modules;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference (Radar), 2014 International
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2014.7060353
