DocumentCode
2146038
Title
Monolithically integrated K/Ka array-based direction finding subsystem
Author
Jastram, Nathan ; Filipovic, Dejan
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr., Comput., & Energy Eng., Univ. of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
fYear
2012
fDate
8-14 July 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A wideband K through Ka-band, surface micromachined, monolithically integrated direction finding (DF) front-end is demonstrated and used to determine the angle of arrival of an incoming plane wave utilizing phase/amplitude comparison. The designed subsystem employs a two-element Vivaldi antenna array directly connected with a micro-coaxial 180° hybrid to produce the desired beams. Measurements confirm that the developed front-end operate from 18 to 40 GHz.
Keywords
antenna arrays; direction-of-arrival estimation; radio direction-finding; DF front-end; angle of arrival; direction finding subsystem; frequency 18 GHz to 40 GHz; micro-coaxial 180°; monolithically integrated K-Ka array; plane wave; surface micromachining; two-element Vivaldi antenna array; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Array signal processing; Arrays; Vivaldi antennas; Wideband;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location
Chicago, IL
ISSN
1522-3965
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0461-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2012.6348762
Filename
6348762
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