Ultra-compact universal polarization X-band unit cell for high-performance active phased array radar

• Published in: 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Phased Array Systems and Technology (PAST) pp. 1 - 5
• Main Authors: Ortiz, Javier A., Diaz, Jose, Aboserwal, Nafati, Salazar, Jorge L., Jeon, Laurence, Sanghoon Sim, Johghoon Chun
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.10.2016
• Subjects: active phased array; balanced feeding; Bandwidth; circular polarization; Computer architecture; Dual-polarized; microstrip antenna; Phased arrays; Polarization; probe-fed; Radar; Radar antennas; T/R modules; tile active array

This paper describes the design of a high-performance X-band antenna array for a tileable dual-linear and circularly-polarized active phased array antenna. A 4×4 unit cell prototype was built and integrated with state-of-the-art T/R modules conforming to an active tile array. The use of cross patche...