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Title:
MULTI-BEAM PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH11127021
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a method and a system for the multi-beam phased array antenna transmission where the effect of space limitation of a limited area of a transmitter as the higher transmission frequency is adopted by generating an RF transmission signal properly phase-shifted based on a heterodyne effect.

An RF signal with an intermediate frequency no being a final frequency of transmission includes a signal frequency for a beam shaping network providing an input to a multiplexed power distributer 20. The power distributer 20 provides the output of a phase shift signal to each input section of many multiplex couplers 22. The output of each coupler 22 is fed to a mixing device 23, which uses a proper local oscillator signal to shift an input frequency to a high frequency. The output of the mixer 23 is fed to each power amplifier 26 and its output is sent to a radiation element. A low primary frequency is used for each power distributer 20 and a coupler stage and then conventional size components not small sized elements relating to a millimeter wave circuit are used for each power distributer 20 and the coupler stage.


Inventors:
MATTHEWS EDGAR W
Application Number:
JP22436398A
Publication Date:
May 11, 1999
Filing Date:
August 07, 1998
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
LORAL SPACE SYSTEMS INC
International Classes:
H01Q3/26; H01Q3/30; H01Q3/42; H01Q25/00; (IPC1-7): H01Q3/26; H01Q3/30; H01Q25/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Fujihiko Motohiko



 
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