Receiving Phased Antenna Array Based on Injection-Locked Harmonic Self-Oscillating Mixers

• Published in: IEEE transactions on antennas and propagation Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 645 - 651
• Main Authors: Hoeye, S.V., Vazquez, C., Fernandez, M., Herran, L.F., Las-Heras, F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.03.2009; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Antenna arrays; Antennas; Applied sciences; Beam steering; Circuits; Direct current; Exact sciences and technology; Frequency bands; Frequency conversion; Harmonics; Injection-locked oscillators; Microwave antenna arrays; microwave phase shifters; Mixers; Performance gain; Phased arrays; Power harmonic filters; Radiocommunications; Receiving; Receiving antennas; shaped beam antennas; Simulation; Telecommunications; Telecommunications and information theory; Voltage control; Performance evaluation; Input signal; microwave phase shifters; Phase shift; Mixers (circuits); Output signal; Injection locking; Phased array antenna; Harmonic balance; Step down convertor; Microwave phase shifter; Beam steering; phased arrays; Frequency band; Simulation; Shaped beam antennas; Power control; Oscillator; Frequency converter; Selfoscillation; injection locked oscillators; Receiving antenna; Antenna array; Frequency mixing

A 4 times 1 element receiving phased antenna array is presented with phase-shifter elements based on injection-locked harmonic self-oscillating mixers. Each phase-shifter element provides the double functionality of variable phase-shifter and down-converter. The phase-shifts applied to the input sig...