Title :
A two-dimensional coupled oscillator array
Author :
Pogorzelski, Ronald J.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fDate :
11/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Design, fabrication, and test of a two-dimensional (2-D) coupled oscillator array is described. The array consists of nine voltage-controlled oscillators in a 3×3 configuration and operates at S-band. It is demonstrated experimentally that the array can generate planar phase distributions suitable for producing a radiated beam which is agile in two dimensions via tuning of the perimeter oscillators only. This is believed to be the first implementation of such an array
Keywords :
MMIC oscillators; coupled circuits; injection locked oscillators; voltage-controlled oscillators; MMIC; S-band; injection locking; perimeter oscillator tuning; planar phase distributions; radiated beam; two-dimensional coupled oscillator array; voltage-controlled oscillators; Beam steering; Coupling circuits; Frequency; Injection-locked oscillators; Nearest neighbor searches; Phased arrays; Resistors; Testing; Tuning; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, IEEE
