Broadband optical beam forming for airborne phased array antenna

H. Schippers; J. Verpoorte; P. Jorna; A. Hulzinga; L. Zhuang; A. Meijerink; C. G H Roeloffzen; D. A I Marpaung; W. Van Etten; R. G. Heideman; A. Leinse; M. Wintels

doi:10.1109/AERO.2009.4839363

Broadband optical beam forming for airborne phased array antenna

H. Schippers, J. Verpoorte, P. Jorna, A. Hulzinga, L. Zhuang, A. Meijerink, C. G H Roeloffzen, D. A I Marpaung, W. Van Etten, R. G. Heideman, A. Leinse, M. Wintels

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Abstract

For enhanced communication on board aircraft, novel antenna systems with broadband satellite-based capabilities are required. The technology will enhance airline operations by providing in-flight connectivity for flight crew information and will bring live TV and highspeed Internet connectivity to passengers. The installation of such systems on board aircraft requires for aerodynamic reasons the development a very low-profile aircraft antenna, which can point to satellites anywhere in the upper hemisphere. Major keystones for the success of steerable low-profile antennas are multi-layer printed circuit boards (PCBs) with an array of broadband antenna elements, and compact micro-wave systems with appropriate beam steering capabilities. The present paper describes the development of a prototype 8x1 optical beam forming network using cascades of optical ring resonators as part of a breadboard Ku-band phased array antenna.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2009 IEEE Aerospace Conference
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2009.4839363
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes
Event	IEEE Aerospace Conference 2009 - Big Sky, United States of America Duration: 7 Mar 2009 → 14 Mar 2009 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/4813823/proceeding (Proceedings)

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Conference	IEEE Aerospace Conference 2009
Country/Territory	United States of America
City	Big Sky
Period	7/03/09 → 14/03/09
Internet address	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/4813823/proceeding (Proceedings)

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