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http://dx.doi.org/10.3807/KJOP.2003.14.4.466

An optical true time delay for 10 GHz linear phased array antennas composed of optical 2×2 MEMS switches and fiber delay lines  

이백송 (숭실대학교 정보통신전자공학부)
신종덕 (숭실대학교 정보통신전자공학부)
김부균 (숭실대학교 정보통신전자공학부)
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Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics / v.14, no.4, 2003 , pp. 466-472 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, we proposed an optical true time-delay (TTD) feeder system for phased array antennas (PAAs). The system possesses high-speed beam scan capability since, in this scheme, different lengths of fiber delay-lines are selected by optical 2${\times}$2 MEMS switches at high speed. An optical TTD capable of beam scanning in one of eight different directions has been built for 10 GHz linear PAA systems. Experimental results on time delay measurements show that the maximum time delay error is less than 0.2 ps corresponding to a scan angle error of less than 0.84o. We have also designed a 10 GHz linear PAA composed of eight micro-strip patch antenna elements driven by the proposed TTD, and the radiation patterns of this PAA have been analyzed by simulation.
Keywords
phased array antenna; true time-delay; optical MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical system) switch;
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