The main feature of the phased array antenna is its ability to control the amplitude and phase excitation of each radiating source in order to form and scan the main beam by electronic control without any mechanical contributions. The phased array is composed of a group of element sources which are distributed and oriented in a linear, two or three dimensional configurations. A comprehensive co...

Electronic beam steering capability of phased array antenna systems offer significant advantages when used in real aperture imaging radiometers. The sensitivity of such systems is limited by the ability to accurately calibrate variations in the antenna circuit characteristics. Passive antenna systems, which require mechanical rotation to scan the beam, have stable characteristics and the noise ...

MESSENGER's high-data-rate downlink will use the first electronically scanned phased-array antenna for a deepspace telecommunication application. Measured results for the lightweight phased-array antenna and the highefficiency Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs), developed by JHU/APL, are presented. Two functional amplifiers within the X-band SSPAs provide output power that is scalable from 11...

Recently, there has been great interest in the development of advanced radar systems with phased arrays [1], [2]. In traditional multichannel radar array systems, the number of receivers should be equal to the number of receiving antennas, so the hardware expense and power consumption are very high [3]. A radar array system based on antenna switching is a promising substitute due to its lower c...

Design and fabrication aspects of an affordable planar beam steerable antenna array with a simple architecture are considered in this paper. Grouping the elements of a phased array into a number of partially overlapped subarrays and using a single phase shifter for each subarray, generally results in a considerable reduction in array size and manufacturing costs. However, overlapped subarrays r...

In this work, the method of iterative Fourier transform phase reconstruction, conventionally used in holography and optical image reconstruction, is applied to phase only synthesis of antenna patterns. The method is applied to two types of pattern synthesis problems: "main lobe beam shaping" and "side-lobe-level reduction". The proposed method is most useful in the efficient employment of attai...

Since its invention, phased array has been extensively applied in both military and civil areas. The applications include target detecting and tracking, space probe communication, broadcasting, human-machine interfaces, and remote sensing. Although the phased array applications show a broad range of potential market, there are some limitations of phased array's development: high cost, complex s...

Beam forming is a signal processing technique used in antenna arrays for directional signal transmission or reception. Phased array radar is very important in modern radar development, and multiple digital beams forming technology is the most significant technology in phased array radar. Digital multiple beam forming on each antenna element about large phased array radar is impossible in proces...

Uplink antenna arrays have the potential to greatly increase the Deep Space Network’s high-data-rate uplink capabilities as well as useful range, and to provide additional uplink signal power during critical spacecraft emergencies. While techniques for calibrating an array of receive antennas have been addressed previously, proven concepts for uplink array calibration have yet to be demonstrate...