A 28 GHz fully integrated GaN enhanced single‐sideband time‐modulated MMIC for phased array system

This paper presents a 28 GHz GaN enhanced single‐sideband time‐modulated phased array (ESTMPA), based on a monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC), including both a time‐modulated circuit and an RF front‐end module (FEM). The time‐modulated circuit mainly consists of a numerically controlled...

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Veröffentlicht in:Microwave and optical technology letters 2023-09, Vol.65 (9), p.2543-2548
Hauptverfasser: Cao, Hanzhang, Hu, Chun, Guo, Runnan, Wu, Xia, Wang, Yi, Ge, Fengchun, Jin, Saisai, Wang, Chong, Shen, Hongchang, Tao, Hongqi, Huang, Tongde, Wu, Wen
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Zusammenfassung:This paper presents a 28 GHz GaN enhanced single‐sideband time‐modulated phased array (ESTMPA), based on a monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC), including both a time‐modulated circuit and an RF front‐end module (FEM). The time‐modulated circuit mainly consists of a numerically controlled attenuator to balance the amplitude, compact phase shifters to generate balanced signals, a reconfigurable power divider, and a quadrature power divider. The FEM mainly consists of a low noise amplifier and a power amplifier, featuring codesign of input/output networks. Based on the in‐phase/quadrature (I/Q) composite modulation technique, a stepped modulation waveform, realized by the time‐modulated circuit, is used to enable a weighted array of phases. This helps generate a scanned beam at the first positive sideband and eliminate the undesired sidebands. The final MMIC‐based four‐element ESTMPA shows a relative suppression level of −16 dB at the positive fifth sideband and −13 dB at the zeroth sideband, and a much higher level at the other undesired sidebands. As a result, a wider signal bandwidth and a higher harmonic efficiency are achieved. In addition, the ESTMPA shows a beam sweeping angle from −30° to 30° in far‐field measurement.
ISSN:0895-2477
1098-2760
DOI:10.1002/mop.33729