• DocumentCode
    1830337
  • Title

    MMIC based SOM in optically fed phased array antennas for Ka-band communication satellites

  • Author

    Daryoush, A.S. ; Kamogawa, K. ; Horikawa, K. ; Tokumitsu, T. ; Ogawa, H.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Wireless Syst. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    8-13 June 1997
  • Firstpage
    351
  • Abstract
    Experimental results are presented for an optically fed MMIC based self-oscillating mixer (SOM) at 19 GHz. A frequency reference, used to subharmonically synchronize the 19 GHz VCO, and FM data signals are optically distributed to generate RF signals for Ka-band communication satellites.
  • Keywords
    MMIC mixers; antenna phased arrays; satellite communication; synchronisation; voltage-controlled oscillators; 19 GHz; FM data signals; Ka-band; MMIC based SOM; VCO; communication satellites; frequency reference; optically fed phased array antennas; self-oscillating mixer; subharmonic synchronization; Antenna arrays; Artificial satellites; Frequency synchronization; MMICs; Mixers; Optical arrays; Phased arrays; RF signals; Signal generators; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1997., IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Denver, CO, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3814-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1997.604590
  • Filename
    604590