Automatic transmission parameters measurement and radiation pattern simulation for an RF photonic integrated beamformer

M. Burla; E. Lavabre; C.G.H. Roeloffzen; D.A.I. Marpaung; L. Zhuang; M.R.H. Khan; Wim van Etten

Automatic transmission parameters measurement and radiation pattern simulation for an RF photonic integrated beamformer

M. Burla, E. Lavabre, C.G.H. Roeloffzen, D.A.I. Marpaung, L. Zhuang, M.R.H. Khan, Wim van Etten

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Abstract

We present the implementation and demonstration of a software tool for the performance characterization of integrated N-by-1 photonic beamformers for phased array antennas. The software operates the automatic measurement of the transmission parameters of an equivalent N+1 ports microwave network, corresponding to the complex excitations of the individual antenna elements of the array. The measured excitations are used to simulate the array factor generated by the optical beamformer and to analyze it in terms of maximum directivity, sidelobe levels and wideband behaviour. The software provides a useful tool to test the wideband performance of the network, the effects of excitation inaccuracies, and a straightforward evaluation of the effects of amplitude and phase weighting for beam shaping.

Original language	Undefined
Pages	137-140
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2011
Event	16th Annual Symposium of the IEEE Photonics Benelux Chapter 2011 - Ghent, Belgium Duration: 1 Dec 2011 → 2 Dec 2011 Conference number: 16 http://www.photonics-benelux.org/symp11/

Conference

Conference	16th Annual Symposium of the IEEE Photonics Benelux Chapter 2011
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Ghent
Period	1/12/11 → 2/12/11
Internet address	http://www.photonics-benelux.org/symp11/

Keywords

IR-80004
EWI-21712

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http://eprints.eemcs.utwente.nl/secure2/21712/01/LEOS_Benelux_2011_Burla_et_al.pdf

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Burla, M., Lavabre, E., Roeloffzen, C. G. H., Marpaung, D. A. I., Zhuang, L., Khan, M. R. H., & van Etten, W. (2011). Automatic transmission parameters measurement and radiation pattern simulation for an RF photonic integrated beamformer. 137-140. Paper presented at 16th Annual Symposium of the IEEE Photonics Benelux Chapter 2011, Ghent, Belgium. http://eprints.eemcs.utwente.nl/secure2/21712/01/LEOS_Benelux_2011_Burla_et_al.pdf

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