Ultrawideband Modular RF Frontend Development for Photonically Enabled Imaging Receiver
Date
2024-05-07
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IEEE Microwave and Wireless Technology Letters
Abstract
This letter presents a modular-based RF frontend developed for photonically enabled phased-array systems that are capable of ultrawideband (UWB) operation from microwave to millimeter-wave (mmW) frequencies. The 1×8 modular architecture with integrated antennas, low-noise amplifiers (LNAs), and electrooptic modulators is reconfigurable and scalable to form 2-D phased arrays of any size. The developed phased-array system demonstrates the ability to process multiple wide-bandwidth RF beams simultaneously, yielding unmatched beam-bandwidth product (BBP).
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Keywords
coherent optical detection, electrooptic modulator, phased-array antennas, radio over fiber, RF frontend, ultrawideband (UWB)
Citation
S. Shi et al., "Ultrawideband Modular RF Frontend Development for Photonically Enabled Imaging Receiver," in IEEE Microwave and Wireless Technology Letters, vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 805-808, June 2024, doi: 10.1109/LMWT.2024.3395410.