• DocumentCode
    3040325
  • Title

    SATCOM-On-The-Move (SOTM) using superconductor microelectronics - a quantum leap in performance

  • Author

    Rosa, Jack ; Gupta, Deep ; Littlefield, Wes

  • Author_Institution
    HYPRES Inc, New York, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    26-27 Apr 2004
  • Firstpage
    95
  • Lastpage
    98
  • Abstract
    Superconductor microelectronics (SME) enables the realization of the true digital-RF architecture, extending the flexibility and fidelity of digital processing up to multi-GRz speeds. HYPRES is developing digital-RF subsystems that provide wideband and narrowband OBJECTIVE-level performance for WIN-T, FCS, TCA and JTRS communications systems. These subsystems are designed for near-term insertion into existing and future systems providing dramatic performance improvements and major reductions in SWaP and life cycle cost. This quantum electronics technology provides a quantum leap in performance ypassing the slow incremental improvements of traditional mostly analog electronics - to revolutionize future RF systems. This revolutionary SME technology provides unparalleled accuracies, spectral purities and ultra fast speeds that are otherwise unattainable with competing semiconductor technologies. The advantages and features of SME technology can be applied to a wide range of military satellite communications applications to include an extended family of JTRS SCA compliant radios in the 2 GHz to 55 GHz band and digital beamforming (DBF) phased arrays that make SATCOM-On-The-Move (SOTM) viable.
  • Keywords
    antenna phased arrays; array signal processing; military communication; quantum optics; satellite communication; superconducting integrated circuits; 2 to 55 GHz; DBF phased arrays; FCS; HYPRES; JTRS SCA compliant radios; JTRS communications systems; SATCOM-On-The-Move; SME; SOTM; SWaP; TCA; WIN-T; digital beamforming; digital processing; digital-RF architecture; life cycle cost; military satellite communications; narrowband OBJECTIVE-level performance; near-term insertion; performance; quantum electronics technology; spectral purities; superconductor microelectronics; ultra fast speeds; wideband OBJECTIVE-level performance; Analog-digital conversion; Circuits; Costs; Microelectronics; Phased arrays; Radiation hardening; Radio frequency; Semiconductor device noise; Superconducting device noise; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Advances in Wired and Wireless Communication, 2004 IEEE/Sarnoff Symposium on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8219-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SARNOF.2004.1302849
  • Filename
    1302849