Irregular Polyomino-Shaped Subarrays for Space-Based Active Arrays

This paper presents new results showing the application of polyomino-based subarrays to limited field of view and wideband, wide-angle scanning. This technology can reduce the number of phase controls in arrays used for limited sector coverage or the number of time delay devices for wideband radar o...

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Main Authors: R. J. Mailloux, S. G. Santarelli, T. M. Roberts, D. Luu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/956524
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S. G. Santarelli
T. M. Roberts
D. Luu
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description This paper presents new results showing the application of polyomino-based subarrays to limited field of view and wideband, wide-angle scanning. This technology can reduce the number of phase controls in arrays used for limited sector coverage or the number of time delay devices for wideband radar or communications, and so can reduce the cost of space-based active arrays. We concentrate on the wideband application. Results are presented by comparing the gain and peak sidelobe results of irregular polyomino subarray-based arrays with those of rectangular subarrays. It is shown that using irregular polyomino subarrays can result in a major decrease in sidelobes while presenting, in most cases, only a few tenths of a dB gain reduction compared to rectangular subarrays.
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spelling doaj-art-01731d851dbf4e8ea2de28db83085d592025-08-20T02:03:24ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58691687-58772009-01-01200910.1155/2009/956524956524Irregular Polyomino-Shaped Subarrays for Space-Based Active ArraysR. J. Mailloux0S. G. Santarelli1T. M. Roberts2D. Luu3Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA, 01003, USASensors Directorate, Electromagnetic Technology Division, Antenna Technology Branch, Air force Research Laboratory, MA, 01731, USASensors Directorate, Electromagnetic Technology Division, Antenna Technology Branch, Air force Research Laboratory, MA, 01731, USASensors Directorate, Electromagnetic Technology Division, Antenna Technology Branch, Air force Research Laboratory, MA, 01731, USAThis paper presents new results showing the application of polyomino-based subarrays to limited field of view and wideband, wide-angle scanning. This technology can reduce the number of phase controls in arrays used for limited sector coverage or the number of time delay devices for wideband radar or communications, and so can reduce the cost of space-based active arrays. We concentrate on the wideband application. Results are presented by comparing the gain and peak sidelobe results of irregular polyomino subarray-based arrays with those of rectangular subarrays. It is shown that using irregular polyomino subarrays can result in a major decrease in sidelobes while presenting, in most cases, only a few tenths of a dB gain reduction compared to rectangular subarrays.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/956524
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Irregular Polyomino-Shaped Subarrays for Space-Based Active Arrays
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title Irregular Polyomino-Shaped Subarrays for Space-Based Active Arrays
title_full Irregular Polyomino-Shaped Subarrays for Space-Based Active Arrays
title_fullStr Irregular Polyomino-Shaped Subarrays for Space-Based Active Arrays
title_full_unstemmed Irregular Polyomino-Shaped Subarrays for Space-Based Active Arrays
title_short Irregular Polyomino-Shaped Subarrays for Space-Based Active Arrays
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