Title :
Possible configurations for optically fed microstrip patch arrays and their scan performances
Author :
Waterhouse, R.B. ; Novak, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Queensland Univ., Brisbane, Qld., Australia
fDate :
June 28 1993-July 2 1993
Abstract :
The authors propose some array configurations, applicable to optically fed arrays, which remove the necessity of complicated RF switching circuitry (namely, switches and circulators) and thus reduce the cost of such arrays. Rigorous full-wave analyses based on the method of moments in the spectral domain were used to analyze these configurations. The subsequent impedance behavior, scan performances, beam efficiencies, and other related characteristics are presented.<>
Keywords :
Green´s function methods; antenna feeds; electric impedance; method of moments; microstrip antenna arrays; scanning antennas; spectral-domain analysis; array configurations; beam efficiencies; cost; full-wave analyses; impedance; method of moments; optically fed microstrip patch arrays; scan performances; spectral domain; Circuits; Feeds; Impedance; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave photonics; Optical arrays; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1993. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1246-5
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1993.385125
