Photonically controlled airborne SATCOM array designed for the SHF band

Willie W. Ng; Robert Y. Loo; Gregory L. Tangonan; J. J. Lee; R. Chu; Stan Livingston; F. Rupp

doi:10.1117/12.292741

23 October 1997 Photonically controlled airborne SATCOM array designed for the SHF band

Willie W. Ng, Robert Y. Loo, Gregory L. Tangonan, J. J. Lee, R. Chu, Stan Livingston, F. Rupp

Proceedings Volume 3160, Optical Technology for Microwave Applications VIII; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.292741
Event: Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

We describe the architecture of an airborne SATCOM antenna that is photonically controlled. Specifically, the active array antenna is designed to transmit/receive in the SHF frequency band of 7.25 - 8.4 GHz. We emphasize, in particular, the remoting of the array front-end and the performance enhancements gained by adopting true-time-delay steering via the insertion of photonic technology.

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Willie W. Ng, Robert Y. Loo, Gregory L. Tangonan, J. J. Lee, R. Chu, Stan Livingston, and F. Rupp "Photonically controlled airborne SATCOM array designed for the SHF band", Proc. SPIE 3160, Optical Technology for Microwave Applications VIII, (23 October 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.292741

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