Methods of antenna and «antenna- radome» system analysis based on amplitude and phase measurements of their far field spherical components

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-25
Author(s):  
A. V. Kirpanev ◽  
N. A. Kirpanev
Keyword(s):  
System Analysis ◽  
Phased Array ◽  
Phase Distribution ◽  
Spherical Surface ◽  
Kinematic Scheme ◽  
Antenna Aperture ◽  
Electrical Field ◽  
Phase Measurements ◽  
Phase Errors ◽  
Rotary Joint

The main principles of electric intensity recovery of electrical field in tested antenna aperture or in the «antenna radome» system radome-close aperture field (false aperture) by amplitude and phase long-range measurements are proposed. Measurements zone means a part of the spherical surface that envelopes analyzed antenna, the boarder of this surface are determined by the kinematic scheme of rotary joint of the scanner. Recovery of amplitude and phase distribution of the field in a flat aperture area or on the plane where array irradiators are located is used in case of wave diagnostics of such type of antennas. It is proposed to use the recovered phase distribution in a false aperture for a phase correction on phased array irradiators in order to compensate phase errors appeared because of the radome. The method of radome dielectric permittivity is discussed.

scholarly journals A Design Approach of Optical Phased Array with Low Side Lobe Level and Wide Angle Steering Range

Photonics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Xinyu He ◽  
Tao Dong ◽  
Jingwen He ◽  
Yue Xu
Keyword(s):  
Phased Array ◽  
Phase Distribution ◽  
Beam Steering ◽  
Side Lobe ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
Optical Antennas ◽  
Side Lobe Level ◽  
Wide Angle ◽  
Spacing Distribution ◽  
Optical Phased Array

In this paper, a new design approach of optical phased array (OPA) with low side lobe level (SLL) and wide angle steering range is proposed. This approach consists of two steps. Firstly, a nonuniform antenna array is designed by optimizing the antenna spacing distribution with particle swarm optimization (PSO). Secondly, on the basis of the optimized antenna spacing distribution, PSO is further used to optimize the phase distribution of the optical antennas when the beam steers for realizing lower SLL. Based on the approach we mentioned, we design a nonuniform OPA which has 1024 optical antennas to achieve the steering range of ±60°. When the beam steering angle is 0°, 20°, 30°, 45° and 60°, the SLL obtained by optimizing phase distribution is −21.35, −18.79, −17.91, −18.46 and −18.51 dB, respectively. This kind of OPA with low SLL and wide angle steering range has broad application prospects in laser communication and lidar system.

scholarly journals A Broadband Conformal Phased Array Antenna on Spherical Surface

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Sun ◽  
Rong Shen ◽  
Xuequan Yan
Keyword(s):  
Phased Array ◽  
Spherical Surface ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Array Antenna ◽  
Phased Array Antenna ◽  
Simulated Model ◽  
Conformal Array ◽  
Spherical Structure ◽  
Matching Performance ◽  
Ku Band

A Ku-band wideband conformal array antenna with13×19elements is presented in the paper. The array has a spherical structure, and its element is a proximity-coupled stacked patches antenna with a cavity-backed ground plane. The stacked patches and the cavity produce multiple coupled resonances, which enhance the bandwidth of the element extremely. A simulated model with the reasonable dimensions is framed with the coupling analyses, and the effective simulated results and good computing efficiency are obtained simultaneously. The measured results of the center embedded element in the whole array show a bandwidth exceeding 40%VSWR<2, which is close to the simulated matching performance.

scholarly journals Compact solid-state optical phased array beam scanners based on polymeric photonic integrated circuits

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung-Moon Kim ◽  
Eun-Su Lee ◽  
Kwon-Wook Chun ◽  
Jinung Jin ◽  
Min-Cheol Oh
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Integrated Circuits ◽  
Phased Array ◽  
Phase Distribution ◽  
Bragg Reflector ◽  
Free Space Optical ◽  
Beam Scanning ◽  
Optical Links ◽  
Polymer Waveguide ◽  
Optical Phased Array

AbstractOptical phased array (OPA) devices are being actively investigated to develop compact solid-state beam scanners, which are essential in fields such as LiDAR, free-space optical links, biophotonics, etc. Based on the unique nature of perfluorinated polymers, we propose a polymer waveguide OPA with the advantages of low driving power and high optical throughput. Unlike silicon photonic OPAs, the polymer OPAs enable sustainable phase distribution control during beam scanning, which reduces the burden of beamforming. Moreover, by incorporating a tunable wavelength laser comprising a polymer waveguide Bragg reflector, two-dimensional beam scanning is demonstrated, which facilitates the development of laser-integrated polymeric OPA beam scanners.

scholarly journals An X-band Bi-Directional Transmit/Receive Module for a Phased Array System in 65-nm CMOS

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 2569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Van-Viet Nguyen ◽  
Hyohyun Nam ◽  
Young Choe ◽  
Bok-Hyung Lee ◽  
Jung-Dong Park
Keyword(s):  
Phase Shifter ◽  
Phased Array ◽  
Cmos Technology ◽  
Step Size ◽  
Gain Compression ◽  
Chip Area ◽  
Phase Errors ◽  
Dc Power ◽  
X Band ◽  
Variable Attenuator

We present an X-band bi-directional transmit/receive module (TRM) for a phased array system utilized in radar-based sensor systems. The proposed module, comprising a 6-bit phase shifter, a 6-bit digital step attenuator, and bi-directional gain amplifiers, is fabricated using 65-nm CMOS technology. By constructing passive networks in the phase-shifter and the variable attenuator, the implemented TRM provides amplitude and phase control with 360° phase coverage and 5.625° as the minimum step size while the attenuation range varies from 0 to 31.5 dB with a step size of 0.5 dB. The fabricated T/R module in all of the phase shift states had RMS phase errors of less than 4° and an RMS amplitude error of less than 0.93 dB at 9–11 GHz. The output 1dB gain compression point (OP1dB) of the chip was 5.13 dBm at 10 GHz. The circuit occupies 3.92 × 2.44 mm2 of the chip area and consumes 170 mW of DC power.

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