Citation
Abstract
The development of an 8.4 GHz (X-band) coupled-oscillator phased array employing full-duplex transmit and receive capability is described. Attractive features of phased arrays for deep-space communication include enabling high-data-rate communication and providing low-mass electronic beam steering. The coupled-oscillator phased-array concept seeks to reduce the cost and power consumption incurred in a conventional phased array by simplifying the beam-steering mechanism of the array. In this article, the overall system-level architecture of a full-duplex transmit and receive coupled-oscillator array is described, and the progress made in designing various specific components of a linear 1 × 7 coupled-oscillator array is also detailed.
Keywords
phased array
coupled oscillator
X-band
transmit/receive phased array
Details
- Volume
- 42-170
- Published
- August 15, 2007
- Pages
- 1–10
- File Size
- 1.1 MB