Broadband optical beam forming for airborne phased array antenna

H. Schippers; J. Verpoorte; P. Jorna; A. Hulzinga; L. Zhuang; Arjan Meijerink; C.G.H. Roeloffzen; D.A.I. Marpaung; Wim van Etten; Rene Heideman; Arne 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, Arjan Meijerink, C.G.H. Roeloffzen, D.A.I. Marpaung, Wim van Etten, Rene Heideman, Arne 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 high-speed 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 8times1 optical beam forming network using cascades of optical ring resonators as part of a breadboard Ku-band phased array antenna.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	IEEE Aerospace conference 2009
Place of Publication	Los Alamitos
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	1-19
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4244-2621-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2009.4839363
Publication status	Published - 9 Mar 2009
Event	2009 IEEE Aerospace Conference - Big Sky Resort, Big Sky, United States Duration: 7 Mar 2009 → 14 Mar 2009

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Publisher	IEEE Computer Society Press

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Conference	2009 IEEE Aerospace Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	Big Sky
Period	7/03/09 → 14/03/09

Keywords

METIS-264051
EWI-16115
IR-68123

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Schippers, H., Verpoorte, J., Jorna, P., Hulzinga, A., Zhuang, L., Meijerink, A., Roeloffzen, C. G. H., Marpaung, D. A. I., van Etten, W., Heideman, R., Leinse, A., & Wintels, M. (2009). Broadband optical beam forming for airborne phased array antenna. In IEEE Aerospace conference 2009 (pp. 1-19). Article 10.1109/AERO.2009.4839363 IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2009.4839363

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