Transmit/receive module for L-band phased array synthetic aperture radar with polarisation control

Author

Cooney, Thomas ; Lehmann, T. ; Parkinson, Kevin ; Middleton, Richard ; Hall, Charles D.

Author_Institution

Australian Center for Space Eng. Res., Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

fYear

2013

fDate

9-12 Sept. 2013

Firstpage

167

Lastpage

172

Abstract

This paper describes the design, construction and testing of a front end Transmit/Receive (T/R) module prototype for an L-band (1.215GHz-1.3GHz) synthetic aperture radar earth observation satellite which features a novel polarisation control circuit. This circuit is implemented to support the on-board Faraday Rotation compensation. Previous literature does not feature this control at L-band or in a single T/R module. The prototype consists of Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits mounted on a Printed Circuit Board, and laboratory testing shows the polarisation control mechanism functions as designed, as measured results closely match predictions.

Keywords

Earth; Faraday effect; compensation; control system synthesis; radar receivers; radar transmitters; synthetic aperture radar; Earth observation satellite; L-band phased array synthetic aperture radar; T-R module prototype; frequency 1.215 GHz to 1.3 GHz; laboratory testing; monolithic microwave integrated circuit; on-board Faraday rotation compensation; polarisation control circuit; printed circuit board; transmit-receive module prototype; Arrays; Attenuators; Couplers; Feeds; Phase shifters; Prototypes; Switches; Phased Array; Polarisation Control; SAR; T/R; TR; Transmit/Receive;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar (Radar), 2013 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Adelaide, SA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-5177-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RADAR.2013.6651979

Filename

6651979