Multifunction wide-band array design

Author

Hemmi, Chris ; Dover, R. Thomas ; German, Fred ; Vespa, Anthony

Author_Institution

Raytheon Syst. Co., McKinney, TX, USA

Volume

47

Issue

3

fYear

1999

fDate

3/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

425

Lastpage

431

Abstract

High-performance active arrays operating over C, X, and Ku-band have been demonstrated using newly developed designs of wide-band radiating elements and wide-band monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs). The advanced shared aperture program (ASAP) explored the development of wide-band multifunction arrays capable of simultaneous and time interleaved radar, electronic warfare, and communications functions. Two iterations of radiating element and transmit/receive (T/R) module design were completed during this program. The radiating aperture design approach, overall array concepts, and current design technology and performance are summarized

Keywords

MMIC; active antenna arrays; airborne radar; aircraft antennas; aircraft communication; antenna phased arrays; aperture antennas; electronic warfare; microwave antenna arrays; military radar; radar antennas; receiving antennas; transmitting antennas; C-band; Ku-band; SHF; X-band; advanced shared aperture program; broad-band phased array; communications functions; electronic warfare; high-performance active arrays; monolithic microwave integrated circuits; multifunction wide-band array design; performance; radiating aperture design; strike/fighter aircraft; time interleaved radar; time sharing; transmit/receive module design; wide-band MMIC; wide-band radiating elements; Aerospace electronics; Airborne radar; Aircraft; Apertures; Electronic countermeasures; Forward contracts; Linear antenna arrays; Radar antennas; Radar cross section; Wideband;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/8.768776

Filename

768776